Education sector affected mostly

-Demonstrations taking place in institutions
-Most of chiefs resigning

Mahfuja Mukul: Sheikh Hasina’s government has fallen in the face of student movement. This movement started from the educational institutions, the students started it. But after the fall of the government, the most chaotic situation is in the educational institutions. From universities to even village schools – unrest is everywhere.
After the fall of the Hasina government, the interim government took over. One of the goals of this government is to reform the state. Their steps are also beginning to be visible in several cases. But it has not yet affected the education sector. Rather, there is still no work in most of the departments of the education sector, and the classes in the educational institutions are also going on loosely.
In the meantime, the vice-chancellors of more than 30 public universities in the country have been forced to resign. The students were accusing them of being associated with the previous government. New vice-chancellors have not been appointed in those universities yet. In many other universities, students are protesting demanding the resignation of the vice-chancellor and others.
Apart from the university, principals of major colleges in different parts of the country including the capital have also been forced to resign. Protests are going on in many places. Even in secondary level educational institutions in various places, the same situation prevails.
The instability prevailing in educational institutions from universities to colleges and schools. Institution heads are worried about this. Students are also not able to concentrate in class lessons.
Teachers in various schools and colleges across the country, including the capital Dhaka, have abandoned class activities and embarked on a movement to demand various demands. Many are forced to resign. On August 11, Vikarunnisa Noon School and College Acting Principal Keka Roy and Assistant Professor Dr. Farhana Khanom has been accused of forcing her resignation. Similarly, the acting principal of Maniknagar Girls High School Ferdowsi Yasmin was forced to resign.
Apart from this, various irregularities and corruption allegations are also being raised against the principals of many educational institutions. Among them, on August 18, a group of students protested by accusing the principal of Azimpur Government Girls School and College Professor Gitanjali Barua of corruption and irregularities. Before this, she was known as her corruption associate in the face of the movement. Sabuj Mia was forced to transfer.
In this situation, the president of the governing body and managing committee of all secondary level educational institutions has been removed on Tuesday. The Ministry of Education issued this instruction.
When this is the case in educational institutions, there is stagnation in several important institutions including Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (MAUSI), Directorate of Education Engineering (EED), University Grants Commission (UGC), National Academy of Education Management (NAEM), which are considered important departments of education,over the past few days.
There is no work in these offices. Many people have started agitation with various demands ‘sensing the opportunity’.
According to the related sources of the departments, a special group of beneficiaries during the Awami League government is behind the chaos in various departments of education. With the change of power, they have changed vol. Officials who are known as BNP-Jamaat supporters have also joined them by ‘seizing the opportunity’.
Education and Planning Advisor Wahid Uddin Mahmud was called several times to get a statement on this matter, but there was no response.
On Tuesday, the officials and employees of the Secondary Education Sector Investment Program (CESIP) implemented by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education staged a sit-in program and protest for the third day demanding the transfer of jobs to the revenue sector. At this time, they locked the two main gates of the educational building. Apart from this, several officials who were “deprived of promotion” also made a commotion inside the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Educationoffice at that time.
DSHE sources say that the current director (college and administration) Prof ABM Rezaul Karim and director (planning and development) Prof AQM Shafiul Azam are allegedly fueling the recent stagnation in DSHE. Both these officers are interested in becoming Director General. Among them, Rezaul Karim was appointed to the second highest post of education administration last June. RAQM Shafiul Azam, former education minister. Dipu is known in the education administration as a close associate of Moni. This official has traveled abroad three times in a span of 15 days. When asked about this, Shafiul Azam said, these are not true.
There is no work in the Directorate of Education and Engineering for a few days. Some of the officials of this office are busy with human chain and holding meetings from time to time.
Apart from this, even though no government order has been issued, member of Bangabandhu Engineering Council and supervising engineer of Dhaka Circle is holding a meeting at the head office claiming to be the chief engineer. Raihan Badsha. Before this, on August 13, Engineer Md. He played a key role in forcing Delwar Hossain Majumdar to resign.
According to EED sources, Bangabandhu Dhaka Circle Supervising Engineer Md. Raihan Badshah and Head Office Supervising Engineer Abul Hashem Sardar. These two officials identified themselves as close associates of former Chief Whip Noor Alam Chowdhury Liton and former Education Minister. Apart from this, Awami League period known as special beneficiaries are the supervising engineer Afroza Begum, Sameer Kumar Rajak Das, executive engineer Md. Hasan Shawkat is also alleged to be involved in these incidents.
According to EED sources, Raihan Badsha, who is known to be close to Awami League, has worked in Gopalganj for about 10 years. His in-laws are also there. After that, on the recommendation of the former Chief Whip, he was appointed as a supervising engineer in Dhaka Circle, which is considered an important office. After that he started controlling all the work of 17 districts including Dhaka for six years. Earlier, he was temporarily dismissed while working in Mymensingh due to allegations of corruption.
Sources also say that during Dipu Moni’s time, EED was mainly controlled by Abul Hashem Sardar, the then Executive Engineer of Desk-1 of the Head Office. It is alleged that he used to take all the decisions including transfer and promotion. Former Minister of Education and her brothers’ Chandpur home. She used to introduce herself as a special close friend of JR Wadud Tipu. There is also an allegation against this official that the revenue sector spent about Tk 50 lakh on the repair of Dipu Moni’s residence. The two were called several times to ask for their statement on these issues, but they did not respond.
Several officials of EED, who did not want to reveal their names, said that those who are agitating now, all of them have been working in Dhaka for a long time as beneficiaries of Awami League. But they have changed the vol. However, the Superintending Engineers of Rangpur, Rajshahi and Barisal divisions were denied promotion due to different political ideologies during the previous government.
In the same way, he became the Secretary of UGC Fakhrul Islam. A few days ago, he wrote a column in various media praising the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League government. On August 11, some leaders of BNP’s student organization Chhatra Dal, some officials and employees of UGC, the former acting chairman of UGC. Blocked by Mohammad Alamgir. After that, in the face of their demands, Ferdous Zaman was removed and he got the post of secretary. Apart from this, the punishment of Khokon Khan, the office assistant accused in the women scandal, was also forced to be waived.