Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the gazette notification for 46 candidates who were excluded from the final appointment list of the 49th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) special education cadre is likely to be issued on Monday.
He made the remarks at an emergency press conference on Thursday afternoon.
Salahuddin said no candidate would face discrimination because of their political affiliation. However, he stressed that the required scrutiny and police verification processes must be completed before appointments are finalised.
“Medical examinations and police verification are mandatory parts of the appointment process. These should not be viewed as measures to discriminate against candidates based on their political identity,” he said.
The minister said the government was committed to establishing a discrimination-free state and society.
“Whatever their political identity, no one will face discrimination in these examinations or any other process because of their political affiliation,” he said.
Referring to social media posts by some candidates who expressed frustration over being excluded from the final list, Salahuddin urged them to remain patient until the verification process is completed.
He mentioned the case of a candidate whose name initially appeared in the gazette but was later removed from the final list following verification. The candidate subsequently threatened on social media to set himself on fire.
Salahuddin said the candidate should wait for the process to conclude, noting that October 12 is the likely joining date and there is still time before then.
He said the candidate had previously held a post in a banned student organisation at a Dhaka University hall and appeared to believe that his political identity was responsible for his exclusion.
“His political identity has nothing to do with this. I am announcing again that no one will face discrimination because of their political identity,” the minister said.
He, however, urged all candidates to wait until the verification process was completed.
“If there is a serious criminal allegation against someone, one or two candidates among a thousand may be excluded based on police verification,” he said.
The minister also said that under existing laws, a person convicted of a criminal offence may be barred from entering public service until the conviction is overturned or the relevant appeal process is resolved.
He said such scrutiny was necessary to avoid questions being raised later about the validity of public service appointments.
Salahuddin also referred to a social media post by a political party leader calling for an end to what he described as “misconduct in the name of verification.”
The minister said police verification was a routine procedure that had been carried out under the rules by successive governments.
“If someone does not receive an appointment because of a serious allegation found during verification, they can submit a complaint or application to the ministry. There is an opportunity to investigate the matter,” he said.
He urged political leaders and others not to spread misinformation that could create unrest among university students.
“There is no reason to create excitement through misinformation or disinformation at universities. I urge everyone concerned not to provoke our young students in an attempt to create political instability,” he said.
Regarding the remaining 46 candidates, Salahuddin said their gazette notification was scheduled to be issued on Monday, subject to completion of the necessary formalities.
He said the file still required the president’s signature before the notification could be issued.
“There is still time to issue the gazette. The date for issuing the gazette for the remaining 46 candidates has been set for Monday,” he said.
Salahuddin said the scrutiny process was largely complete and that he was in discussions with the public administration minister, secretary and cabinet secretary to complete the remaining formalities.
He added that officials were working to complete the process, including on Saturday despite it being a holiday, and urged the candidates to remain patient.
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