The Ministry of Education has posted 339 lecturers recruited under the 45th Bangladesh Civil Service (General Education) cadre to various government colleges across the country.
Their postings were announced in a notification issued by the Secondary and Higher Education Division on Sunday, November 8. The newly appointed lecturers have been instructed to join their respective colleges by November 12.
According to the notification published on Monday, 398 candidates were initially appointed as lecturers following recommendations from the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) and a notification from the Ministry of Public Administration.
They were appointed under the 2026 National Pay Scale, with salaries ranging from Tk44,000 to Tk105,900.
Following their appointment, the lecturers joined the secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division at the Rural Development Academy (RDA) in Bogura.
They subsequently completed an eight-day orientation programme from November 1 to 8. After the training, 339 of them were assigned to different government colleges.
The notification said the principals of the respective colleges must inform the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) about the lecturers’ joining by November 15.
The newly posted lecturers will be required to serve at their assigned workplaces for at least two years. No transfer applications will be considered during this period.
In case of complications in drawing salaries and allowances, the concerned lecturers will be treated as attached to the DSHE, the notification added.
The order, issued in the public interest, will take immediate effect.