Staff Recruitment in Panchagarh, Jessore
CS office vandalised, officials threatened
Unruly people vandalised Panchagarh Civil Surgeon's office over non-inclusion of their chosen candidates in the list of successful job seekers.Photo: STAR
Unruly people vandalised Panchagarh Civil Surgeon's office early yesterday as 'their candidates' failed to qualify in the written examination for recruitment of staff under the district health department. In Jessore, some ruling party men allegedly gave threat to the members of an interview board to recruit health department employees according to their suggestion. Aggrieved over non-inclusion of chosen people in the list of successful candidates in the written test for recruitment as fourth class employees of the district health department, a group of people vandalised Panchagarh Civil Surgeon's office at around 2:00am yesterday, reports our Thakurgaon correspondent. They ransacked the room of civil surgeon, snatched the answer sheets and recruitment-related papers from there and damaged vehicles of the civil surgeon and the additional deputy commissioner. Office sources said 523 candidates attended a written test on Sunday for five posts under the district health department. Results were published at 1:20am and three candidates were selected for viva voice against each post according to merit list made on the basis of marks. After a little while a group of seven to eight people went to Panchagarh Civil Surgeon Dr Mohammad Imaruddin and wanted to know about their candidates. As the civil surgeon's answer was 'not satisfactory' to them, another group of 15 to 20 people joined them and started vandalism, office staff said. On information, police went to the spot and brought the situation under control. When contacted, Dr Imaruddin, also member secretary of the recruitment committee, told this correspondent over cell phone that different quarters recommended for some candidates but their requests were not accepted as neutrality was maintained in the examination for recruitment. A Correspondent adds from Jessore: A group of local Awami League (AL) leaders allegedly gave threat to the members of an interview board to recruit employees of Jessore health department according to their list yesterday. Some 15/20 ruling party men led by upazila AL President Mohit Kumar Nath and local MP's cousin Maruf Hossain Khokon stormed the interview board at noon when interview of job seekers for the posts of office assistant, storekeeper and cook was going on at Jessore Civil Surgeon's office, said several staff of the office. The intruders demanded recruitment of the third and fourth class employees according to their list and threatened to remove the interview board members from the office if they fail to meet their demand. Health Director of Khulna division Dr AKM Abdus Samad Mian, Civil Surgeon Dr Tarun Kumar Sikder and Assistant Director of the Public Service Commission Nirmol Chandra Roy were present at the interview board. Contacted, Mohit Kumer Nath said he went there to ask for recruitment of the people of Harijan community (low caste Hindu) to the posts of cleaner. He also claimed that the members of the interview board were recruiting people by taking bribe.
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