12 BCS Cadres Identified for Recruitment Fraud

At least a dozen individuals have been identified for securing Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) cadre positions through fraudulent means.

Among them, four are currently serving in high-ranking positions, including Deputy Secretary and Superintendent of Police (SP). 

An investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) reveals that these individuals obtained their jobs by submitting fake freedom fighter certificates and forged academic credentials.

Experts emphasize that in addition to legal punishment, it is imperative to recover all salaries and allowances paid to those who secured employment through such deceit.

Kamal Hossain, a Senior Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Public Administration, reportedly secured his BCS cadre position under the freedom fighter quota by falsely claiming his uncle as his father.

After confirming the fraud, the ACC filed a case against him. When this 35th BCS officer sought bail, the court denied the plea and sent him to jail.

ACC data indicates they have uncovered information on a dozen such individuals. This includes six officers from the 29th BCS (recruited in 2008).

The agency has already filed cases against them, alleging that despite not qualifying for the quota, they were recruited under fake freedom fighter certificates six months after the initial results were published.

The accused officials include Deputy Secretary Nahida Barik, Rakibur Rahman Khan, Tofazzal Hossain, and Superintendent of Police (SP) Khorshed Alam, among others.

Additionally, the ACC has filed cases against three others for allegedly securing jobs in the 38th and 41st BCS using forged certificates.

ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain stated that the commission is not specifically targeting BCS cadres but is taking action against anyone facing specific and credible allegations of corruption.

Dr. Shahjahan Saju, Joint General Secretary of the National Anti-Corruption Coordination Committee, remarked that individuals who become BCS cadres through fraud usually do so with the intent to engage in further corruption.

Therefore, bringing them to justice is a necessity.

In a related development, the ACC recently imposed a travel ban on Additional Superintendent of Police Zakaria Rahman Jiku.

He is accused of securing his job with the assistance of Abed Ali, a former driver of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) who was previously embroiled in a question-leak scandal.