Seven teachers from the agitating primary school in Lakshmipur have received show cause notices.

Show cause notices have been issued to seven teachers from the agitating primary school in Ramganj, Lakshmipur for committing an offense and breaching the government employee conduct code. They are required to reply to the notices within three working days.

This was confirmed through seven individual letters signed by Ramganj Upazila Primary Education Officer (F: Da:) Fatema Ferdousi on Thursday morning, December 4.

The teachers who received the notices include: Assistant Teacher Abul Bashar from Nagmud Bazar Government Primary School in Ramganj Upazila, Assistant Teacher Priyanka Rani Bhowmik, Ferdousi Begum, Acting Headmaster Maqbul Hossain of Joypura SRMS Government Primary School, and Assistant Teachers Nurun Nahar, Mehedi Hasan Farid, and Marjina Akhter.

Sources from the Primary Education Office stated that Abul Bashar announced an exam boycott on his personal Facebook page and held a press conference without authorization. This is a violation of government employee conduct. Maqbul Hossain, along with Nurun Nahar, Mehedi Hasan Farid, and Marjina Akhter, were noted for their absence during a school inspection by the Deputy Commissioner on December 3. Additionally, Priyanka Rani Bhowmik and Ferdousi Begum were also absent during an inspection by the District Primary Education Officer. Their actions constitute a breach of government employee conduct as they boycotted the third quarterly evaluation exam, causing uncertainty in the educational experience of young children.

The complaint letter addressed to Abul Bashar stated that according to the revised 2011 guidelines, announcing the exam boycott on your personal Facebook ID is a punishable offense against government employee conduct. They refused to take the 3rd quarterly evaluation exam. This has caused confusion in the educational lives of young children.

The complaint letter addressed to teacher Abul Bashar stated that according to the 2011 (revised version), you announced the exam boycott on your personal Facebook account, which is a punishable act for government employees. You held a press conference on December 1 without the authorities' permission, which is also a punishable act and violates Rule 22 of the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1979. You boycotted the 3rd Quarterly Evaluation Exam on December 2, leading to uncertainty in the educational lives of young children. Such actions represent serious negligence in fulfilling your duties and responsibilities, disobedience to higher authorities' orders, and are punishable under Rule 3(b) of the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018.

Ramganj Upazila Primary Education Officer Fatema Ferdousi stated that the teachers who were called in have committed a punishable offense by acting unprofessionally as government servants. Their actions reflect serious negligence and disrespect in performing their duties and disobedience to orders and instructions. I have been directed to provide an acceptable written explanation within 3 working days of receiving this letter regarding why a recommendation should not be made to higher authorities for failing to follow orders and responsibilities.