Recruitment of Health Assistants
FFs stage protest in Pabna, Sirajganj for ignoring quota
Freedom fighters and their wards staged protests in Pabna and Sirajganj yesterday and the day before against recruitment of health assistants, ignoring 30 percent job quota for FFs' sons and daughters.
They blamed the district health officials for violating the quota system and urged the authorities concerned to arrange a fresh recruitment.
In Pabna, Freedom fighters and their wards formed a human chain at Abdul Hamid Road in the morning demanding fresh recruitment of health assistants under FFs quota, reports our correspondent.
Earlier, they held a press conference at the local press club where the speakers alleged that nine children of freedom fighters have passed the written test and only four of them have been appointed as health assistants under FFs' quota.
They alleged that the district health officials gave appointments to the remaining 102 posts of health assistant in exchange for money. “We demand immediate cancellation of the appointments and a fresh recruitment of health assistants, maintaining 30 percent quota for the children of freedom fighters,” the speakers said.
Contacted, Md Rafiqul Islam, administrative officer of Pabna civil surgeon office, refuted the allegation of taking bribe from the candidates. He said the office of the heath directorate had sent a list of the candidates qualified in the written test to the district heath office to take their viva voce. “Accordingly, we took the exam and sent the marks of the candidates to DG office, which finally gave the appointments,” the administrative officer said.
Our Sirajganj correspondent reported that, freedom fighters and their wards laid a siege to the civil surgeon office in the town on Monday, demanding cancellation of appointments of heath assistants in the district.
They also demanded removal of Civil Surgeon Md Nurul Islam for what they said was not maintaining job quota for children of the freedom fighters during recruitment of health assistants.
They also submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner, giving a seven-day deadline to meet their demands. Otherwise, they threatened to launch a tougher agitation programme.
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