Candidates who received final recommendations for assistant teacher posts at government primary schools but did not receive appointment letters say they are angry, frustrated and anxious after being excluded during verification. Many say district education offices have not given clear answers. Several submitted memorandums to deputy commissioners Sunday.
Some excluded candidates say they met all appointment conditions but were dropped at the final stage. Many said they were devastated to learn they had failed police verification.
In Khulna, 196 of 275 recommended candidates received appointment letters. Nine people on one list did not, and their documents were sent to the Directorate of Primary Education for further review. Candidates say the district office has not clearly explained why letters were withheld.
Assistant District Primary Education Officer Mokhlesur Rahman said 275 people were recommended in Khulna and 10 did not submit required documents. Appointment letters were issued Thursday to 196 people, who were told to join their jobs.
Asked why the remaining 69 had not received letters, he said their cases had been sent to the directorate for further review and letters would be issued after the checks were completed. He said a decision could come within days.
Mukul, who ranked sixth on the merit list in Terokhada, went to the district office Sunday after not receiving a letter. He said no one could give him a satisfactory answer. Another recommended candidate, Sudip Mandal, said he remained worried despite being selected in the final results.
In Cumilla, 77 of 508 candidates given final recommendations did not receive appointment letters. The district primary education office said they were excluded based on reports from various agencies.
Masum Billah of Chandina said he met the conditions and had no political affiliation but did not know why he was excluded. Tarikul Islam of Nangalkot said district education officials told him they did not know why the appointments were canceled.
Masum Billah’s father, Didar Hossain, said he had served as an imam for 30 years and broke down in tears over his son’s exclusion, saying the family would face severe hardship without the job.
In Habiganj, 30 candidates said they remained uncertain after their names appeared in the final results and they submitted required documents and medical fitness certificates but received no letters. They suspected verification reports were responsible but said authorities had not provided specific reasons.
Some candidates said they learned that reports from the National Security Intelligence and the Detective Special Branch contained negative information. Sajnin Akter, who studied sociology at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, said she had begun planning a future around the job and was now uncertain while others received appointment letters.
In Kurigram, candidates excluded through verification after final selection expressed anger and distress, particularly those who had reached or were nearing the age limit for government employment. They submitted memorandums to the deputy commissioner and district education officer Sunday afternoon demanding appointment.
Umme Habiba of Roumari, who passed the written and oral examinations before being excluded during verification, alleged that the candidates were victims of political retaliation and had been deliberately left out.
July movement frontline organizer Saddam Hossain said both he and his wife were excluded despite having no party affiliation. He said participation in the July movement might have been the issue.
District Primary Education Officer Swapan Kumar Roy asked the candidates to wait, saying there was good news for them.
In Gaibandha, 41 excluded candidates sent a memorandum to the primary and mass education minister through the deputy commissioner Sunday afternoon seeking appointment letters.
Deputy Commissioner Dr. Moniruzzaman said the assistant teacher appointment process was continuing and the memorandum would be forwarded to higher authorities.
The candidates said they had asked the Directorate of Primary Education in writing to explain why their letters were withheld and what steps they should take. They said they were passing anxious days in uncertainty.
In Fulchhari, six of 65 candidates given final recommendations were excluded during verification. Candidate Belal Hossain said he had reached the final age for employment through merit and hard work and appealed to the government to reconsider.
Gaibandha District Primary Education Officer Lakshman Kumar Das said the excluded candidates had been told to contact the directorate.
Jahidul Islam passed the written and oral examinations and appeared on the final recommendation list but was excluded during pre-employment verification. He completed an honors degree in chemistry at the University of Barishal.
Jahidul is from Kafula in Madhabkhali union of Mirzaganj, Patuakhali. His father, Abdul Aziz Sikdar, has long been involved in BNP politics and bought a BNP membership form in 2009.
Jahidul said neither the Directorate of Primary Education nor the district office gave him a specific reason for withholding his appointment. He said he had no criminal case and no medical problem, and did not understand why he failed verification because of his father’s political involvement.
Madhabkhali union Ward 9 BNP President Jabbar Khan confirmed that Jahidul’s family was involved in BNP politics and that his father supported the party.
Tapas Sarkar of Taraganj, Rangpur, grew up in poverty while his father supported the family by driving a rickshaw. He financed his studies through tutoring, graduated from Jahangirnagar University’s Bangla department and passed the written and oral stages of the assistant teacher recruitment process.
Tapas said he was devastated to learn at the final stage that police verification had found him unsuitable. He said no clear reason was given after his long wait for the job.
In Rangabali, Patuakhali, Sohan was recommended for an assistant teacher post but did not receive an appointment letter. He was the only recommended candidate in the upazila whose letter did not arrive.
Sohan is a voter in Ward 11 of Ashabaria in Maudubi union. His father, Bashir Gazi, works as a day laborer at a factory in Narayanganj. Sohan has lived with his family in Dhaka since 2006. His parents became ill after his prospect of becoming a teacher collapsed.
Sohan said he had no criminal case, no problem with his permanent address or certificates, and no family member affiliated with a political party. Yet his appointment was blocked by a negative verification report.
He said he had hoped to stop his father from working and pay for his younger sister’s education, but those dreams had disappeared. District Primary Education Officer Masud Karim said he did not know the specific reason for Sohan’s exclusion.
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