‘Admission trade’ in capital

ACC seeks info from educational instts

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday sent letters to the heads of 15 educational institutions in the capital to investigate any irregularities and corruption in the admission process of those institutions. The educational institutions are Motijheel Govt Boys’ High School, Motijheel Ideal School and College, Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, Willes Little Flower School and College, Udayan High School, Govt Laboratory High School, Azimpur Govt Girls’ School and College, Agrani Girls’ School and College, Dhanmondi Govt Boys’ School and College, Mohammadpur Preparatory High School, Saint Joseph High School, Dhaka Residential Model School and College, Holy Cross Girls’ High School, Monipur High School and College, and Rajuk Uttara Model School and College. ACC Director Mir Joynul Abedin Shibly sent the letters seeking information of the admission process against the vacant posts, number of seats in the schools this year, the process of the admission and its policy. The letter also asked the educational institutions to keep ready the information by 12 January. Principal of Ideal School and College Shahanara Begum told The Independent that they received the letter yesterday.
“We have got a letter in this regard. The ACC has asked us to provide information about the admission process, seat capacity this year. We have been asked to keep the report ready by January 12,” she added.
 The ACC formed an investigation team after getting several allegations of ‘admissions trade’ in different educational institutions in the capital.
UNB adds: The ACC yesterday also sent letters to deputy commissioners across the country requesting them to find whether irregularities and corruption are taking place at the school level. ACC Director General Dr Shamsul Arefin sent the letters to the deputy commissioners of 64 districts asking them to submit their reports in this regard to the Commission by February 15 next, ACC spokesman Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB. He said the Commission is recently informed that many students of schools did not pass the annual and text examinations, but they were elevated to higher classes by taking additional charges from them.  According to the ACC’s letter sent to the DCs, promoting unsuccessful students to higher classes by taking additional charges encourages corruption and creates scopes of adversely affecting their future as well. The ACC letters were sent under its ongoing corruption prevention activities.

Admission trade in capital

ACC seeks info from educational instts

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday sent letters to the heads of 15 educational institutions in the capital to investigate any irregularities and corruption in the admission process of those institutions. The educational institutions are Motijheel Govt Boys High School, Motijheel Ideal School and College, Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, Willes Little Flower School and College, Udayan High School, Govt Laboratory High School, Azimpur Govt Girls School and College, Agrani Girls School and College, Dhanmondi Govt Boys School and College, Mohammadpur Preparatory High School, Saint Joseph High School, Dhaka Residential Model School and College, Holy Cross Girls High School, Monipur High School and College, and Rajuk Uttara Model School and College. ACC Director Mir Joynul Abedin Shibly sent the letters seeking information of the admission process against the vacant posts, number of seats in the schools this year, the process of the admission and its policy. The letter also asked the educational institutions to keep ready the information by 12 January. Principal of Ideal School and College Shahanara Begum told The Independent that they received the letter yesterday. We have got a letter in this regard. The ACC has asked us to provide information about the admission process, seat capacity this year. We have been asked to keep the report ready by January 12, she added. The ACC formed an investigation team after getting several allegations of admissions trade in different educational institutions in the capital. UNB adds: The ACC yesterday also sent letters to deputy commissioners across the country requesting them to find whether irregularities and corruption are taking place at the school level. ACC Director General Dr Shamsul Arefin sent the letters to the deputy commissioners of 64 districts asking them to submit their reports in this regard to the Commission by February 15 next, ACC spokesman Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB. He said the Commission is recently informed that many students of schools did not pass the annual and text examinations, but they were elevated to higher classes by taking additional charges from them. According to the ACCs letter sent to the DCs, promoting unsuccessful students to higher classes by taking additional charges encourages corruption and creates scopes of adversely affecting their future as well. The ACC letters were sent under its ongoing corruption prevention activities.