13,000 unused SSC answer scripts seized from school
Jessore Education Board officials on Wednesday recovered 13,000 pieces of unused additional answer scripts (loose sheets) of this year's SSC examinations from storeroom of Jessore Government Girls' High School on Wednesday.
On receipt of secret information, Controller of Examinations Mohammad Selim and Deputy Controller of the same department Ajmal Gani went to the school to investigate the matter.
When asked, Headmistress Morsheda Begum denied the allegation of keeping any unused additional answer scripts in her possession and asked the board officials not to disturb her on the basis of false information.
The two officials, sent to the school by Chairman Abul Bashar Molla of Jessore Education Board, challenged the headmistress and asked her to unlock the storeroom.
When unlocked, the board officials were stunned to see that 26 packets containing 13,000 pieces of unused additional answer scripts have been kept hidden in the storeroom of the school. The officials recovered the unused loose sheets and took them to the board office.
Contacted, Chairman Prof M Abul Bashar Molla said a three-member probe committee, headed by ex-inspector of Schools Prof Mostafizur Rahman, has been formed in this regard.
Two other members of the committee are Deputy Director of Education in charge of Khulna division Md Zakir Hossain and Associate Prof Shailesh Kumar Roy of Jessore Govt M M College. The committee has been asked to submit its report as soon as possible.
Besides, the board chairman served a notice on the headmistress Wednesday afternoon, asking her to explain within the next three days why she had kept these unused additional answer scripts hidden in the storeroom instead of sending them back to the board office after end of examinations.
The chairman told this correspondent that the education board had supplied 22,000 loose sheets to the girls' school centre during this year's SSC examinations.
After repeated reminders, Headmistress Morsheda, who acted as secretary of the examination centre, deposited only 2,000 out of 22,000 unused answer scripts on March 28, he said.
She submitted a false report to the board authorities on that day, saying that 20,000 out of 22,000 additional answer scripts had been used at the examination centre, the chairman added.
Headmistress Morsheda Begum, when contacted, said she would make her position clear in reply to showcase notice.
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