Claim of question leak in school teacher recruitment exam a rumour: State Minister

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossain today (April 22, 2022) said that the claim of question paper leak through social media in the recruitment examination for the post of assistant teacher in primary schools is a rumour.

He came up with the remark after inspecting the exam centre at Eden Mohila College in Dhaka.

Responding to a query of journalists, the state minister said, "The information of the question paper leak is a rumour. We are monitoring the situation round the clock to prevent question paper leak. We haven't received any information regarding the leak. If anyone has information, let us know. We will take immediate action."

The first phase of the recruitment examination for the post of assistant teacher in primary schools began at 11 am today. A total of 13,09,461 job seekers applied for the recruitment test.

The recruitment test is being held in 22 districts of the country.

The second phase exam will be held on May 20 in 30 districts and the third phase in 31 districts on June 3.