The superintendent of Karamdi Daruchhunnah Nesaria Dakhil Madrasa in Meherpur’s Gangni, Abu Jafar, is accused of forging signatures to appoint five people — among them his own son, a nephew and a brother’s son.
According to the allegation, after forging the signatures of the madrasa education directorate’s director-general’s representative and a member-secretary, among others, to make the appointments, Abu Jafar and his brother-in-law Abdul Mannan — president of the madrasa’s managing committee and a local Awami League leader — have repeatedly lobbied and pressured the education officer to have the appointees’ salaries approved.
Over the alleged forgery, the secondary education officer has served Abu Jafar a show-cause notice, asking him to explain in writing, with evidence, within three working days of receiving the letter why his MPO (government pay order) should not be suspended.
A review of the appointment papers showed that on 17 October 2025, through forged signatures, the superintendent’s son Yasir Arafat was appointed lab assistant; Sadia Mannan (Maya), daughter of committee president Abdul Mannan, was made office assistant-cum-computer operator; the superintendent’s brother’s son Monirul Islam was appointed security guard; Rozina Khatun was appointed ayah; and Masum was appointed cleaner. But none of those involved, including members of the appointment board, know where, when or how any examination was held. The appointees joined on paper on 23 October. Because of the forged signatures and bogus papers, however, none has received any salary or allowances. The appointees declined to comment.
Earlier, when the recruitment notice was published in two obscure newspapers, local residents filed written complaints with the director-general and various offices to stop nepotism and the sale of jobs.
Sujan Mahmud, a resident of Karamdi Pashchimpara, said several villagers went to the madrasa to ask about the appointments but the superintendent gave no information. There is talk in the area that 8 lakh to 10 lakh taka (800,000–1,000,000) was taken for each ayah and cleaner post, he said, adding that a proper investigation would expose Abu Jafar’s appointments and other irregularities.
Rasel Mahmud of Karamdi Mathpara said he had contacted the committee about one post, and that committee president Abdul Mannan had demanded 12 lakh taka (1.2 million) from him; when he could not pay, someone else was appointed, he alleged.
The appointment board’s member-secretary, Mosa. Shamsunnahar, said the signature on the results sheet was not hers, and that she did not know when, where or how any examination was held.
Several assistant teachers at the madrasa, speaking on condition of anonymity, said no one had yet been lawfully appointed at the institution, but that signatures had been forged in the name of recruitment for nepotism and illegal money had changed hands.
Superintendent Abu Jafar said the appointments had been made lawfully. He declined to comment further.
The managing committee president and local Awami League leader Abdul Mannan said journalists had no need to concern themselves with the appointments.
Gangni upazila’s acting secondary education officer, Monirul Islam, said the appointments had been completed with bogus and forged signatures, and that the directorate had cancelled the order of the DG’s representative. As education officer he knew nothing about it, he said, yet the superintendent was lobbying and pressuring him to sign the salary bills. Over the forgery, a show-cause notice was served on Abu Jafar on 23 May 2026, he said.
The notice asked how the appointments were completed even though the directorate’s letter nominating the DG’s representative had been suspended; noted that no ministry representative was present at the recruitment test and that the results sheet bore no ministry representative’s signature; and asked how, despite this, the process was completed and an MPO application filed. It gave three working days to explain in writing with evidence why his MPO should not be suspended. Three working days had passed without any reply, he said, adding that action would be taken.
The director-general’s representative, Assistant Director (Finance) Mohammad Shukur Alam Majumder, said he had not signed any examination results sheet and that his signature had been forged.
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