Dhaka: Education Ministry on Sunday ordered to take punitive action against five teachers under Intermediate and Secondary Education Board, Comilla for their negligence and inefficiency in preparing and reviewing the Bangla paper I question of Junior School Certificate (JSC) examination.

The teachers are, Abdul Ohab, assistant teacher of Feni Government Pilot High School, Rikta Barua, assistant teacher of Comilla Zila School, Nadira Yeasmin, assistant professor of Comilla Cadet College, Nasima Khanom, assistant teacher of Chandpur Hasan Ali Government High School and Mohammad Shamim Akhter, assistant teacher of Noakhali Government Girls’ High School.

The ministry ordered to transfer them to remote areas and take divisional action against them as they took help from guide books in making the question papers.