The National Education and Culture Protection Movement has submitted a memorandum protesting the cancellation of the government decision to recruit music and physical education teachers in primary schools. The organization, supported by 23 social, cultural, teacher, and student groups, announced a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Saturday. Movement leaders, including Mahmud Selim, Dr. Abu Sayeed, and Dr. Mokbul Hossain, argued that the interim government reversed its earlier decision under pressure from certain groups demanding religious teachers instead. They emphasized that music and physical education are essential for children’s holistic development and warned that removing these subjects would harm intellectual and emotional growth. The Primary and Mass Education Adviser, Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar, assured that appropriate actions would be taken. The movement also urged the government to make music, fine arts, and physical education compulsory at both primary and secondary levels.