Applicants to Monthly Pay Order (MPO) listed institutions have to pay Tk3.50 lacs to Tk15 lacs to be appointed as a teacher.
Those hoping to become librarians or even have their lessons approved also have to pay large sums.
The money goes on to line the pockets of local political leaders, governing bodies, head of institution, school management committee (SMC) members and few govt. officials and staffs of the concern office.
This was just among a slew of irregularities found in various areas starting from recruitment, transfer, Non MPO teacher validation and MPO registration in the secondary and higher secondary education level in the country, the Anti Corruption Commission (DUDOK) said in.
Contacted, Soleman Khan, secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education division of the education ministry, told to Anti Corruption Commission (DUDOK) that they believe in transparency in all activities of the ministry. “We have not yet gotten the report. We will take stern action if any irregularities in any departments of the ministry are found.”
A candidate selected by the Non-Government Teachers’ Registration & Certification Authority (NTRCA) has to give Tk3.50 to Tk15 lacs to the head of institution, governing bodies’ members and few govt. officials and staffs of the concern office to ensure their appointment.
Aspirants to the post of an assistant librarian must provide Tk2 lakh to Tk5 lakh to the headteacher and governing bodies’ members.
A teacher must provide Tk5,000 to Tk1 lakh to officials and employees of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education to be enlisted as a teacher at an MPO-listed institution.
For a new institution, the founders have to give Tk1 lakh to Tk5 lakh to brokers and board officials to get the relevant permission.
Meanwhile, the DUDOK said teachers had to provide TK1 lakh to Tk2 lakh each to the DSHE officials if they wanted a transfer.
In the meanwhile last month, 13 people involved in this gang have been arrested from different areas of the capital. According to the confession of the arrested, efforts are on to arrest some others involved the Anti Corruption Commission (DUDOK) said in.