Five government officials including the former director general of the directorate of primary education Dr Md Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal on Monday sought unconditional apology to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for not recruiting a qualified can
didate to the post of primary school teacher. Upon hearing, an apex court bench headed by Justice Muhammad Imman Ali had accepted their prayer and disposed of the contempt of court ruling issued earlier against the officials.
Earlier on December 7 this year the Appellate Division summoned the former director general of the directorate of primary education and four other officials.
The apex court asked them to appear before it on December 14 as they did not comply with its 2017 directive over recruiting the qualified candidate.
Dr Md Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal is now the secretary of defence ministry. He joined the ministry on July 7 this year.
Four other officials are deputy director of the directorate of primary education Md Ramzan Ali, district primary education officer in Gaibandha Aminul Islam, upazila primary education officer in Gaibandha Sadar Abdus Salam and assistant upazila primary education officer in Sadar upazila Masumul Islam.
During yesterday’s (Monday) proceedings the respondents told the court that they have already recruited one Beauty Begum, who stood first in the test for the position of a private primary school teacher in Gaibandha in 2008, by giving seniority with a retrospective effect since August 3, 2017.
The apex court had issued the ruling on March 2 this year following a contempt of court petition filed by one Beauty Begum.
Barrister ABM Altaf Hossain who appeared in the court on behalf the petitioner earlier said the authority recruited Nazma Sultana, who stood second in the examination for the same position in Gaibandha in 2008, instead of Beauty Begum. Then she filed a case with the assistant judge court in Gaibandha.
In continuation of the case, the Appellate Division on August 3, 2017 directed the directorate to appoint Beauty to the post in 15 days, but they did not comply with the apex court directive which is tantamount to the contempt of court, lawyer Altaf Hossain added.
Then the court on March 2 this year issued a contempt of court ruling against the five officials but they even didn’t comply with the ruling. In this circumstance the apex court on December 7 summoned them.
Advocate Sk Shafique Mahmud Pushpo took part in the hearing on behalf of the government officials, while attorney general AM Amin Uddin and deputy attorney general Amit Das Gupta represented the state.
