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TEACHERS RECRUITMENT AT DU

Political links the best qualification

HASAN JAHID TUSHER
Political affiliation seems to have become the main eligibility to become a teacher at Dhaka University (DU) since the authorities often allegedly recruit less qualified candidates depriving the brilliant ones.
There are allegations that the DU authorities have appointed about a dozen teachers on political grounds in several departments including chemistry, soil, water and environment, law, geography, marketing,
pharmaceutical chemistry, computer science, English, population science, and the Institute of Fine Arts in recent times.
Besides, it has become a common practice with the selection committees to expedite the appointment procedure when there are "chosen" candidates and, otherwise, delay it. Also the authorities often appoint their candidates without the recommendation of the Coordination and Development (C&D) committee, while insist for the recommendation for other candidates.
In several cases, appointments have been given in more posts than were advertised.
This June 22 the selection committee will sit to appoint four lecturers and two assistant professors in the political science department. The posts had been advertised about two-and-half years ago but the authorities postponed the selection committee meeting several times despite repeated reminders from the C&D committee.
Pro-Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof AFM Yusuf Haider, however, said the selection meeting was delayed as the department issued fresh advertisements for the posts.
Sources said the authorities delayed the selection committee meeting as a top DU official has been trying to recruit an Islami Chhatra Shibir activist as a lecturer.
Meanwhile, another top official has been trying to recruit a less qualified candidate having no MBA degree in the marketing department and issued him interview card without prior permission from the department C&D committee. Sources said the official has also been trying to recruit a Shibir activist in the management department.
The authorities allegedly appointed four assistant professors and four lecturers against five posts they had advertised for the chemistry department, and three lecturers for the soil water and environment department against two posts a month ago.
The authorities have also created six posts for professor in the law department allegedly to recruit "political" candidates from outside the DU, sources said.
In the posts of assistant professor and lecturer for the chemistry department, low-calibre candidates were appointed dropping more qualified ones despite opposition from two of the five selection committee members.
The authorities dropped Dr Md Abdul Khaleq, who stood first class first in his MSc and first class second in BSc from DU and has one and half years' teaching experience at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET). Instead, the authorities appointed Dr Md Ahsan Habib, who secured first class fifth in his MSc and first class third in BSc from DU and has no teaching experience.
In the posts of lecturer, the authorities dropped Khondoker Jasmine Anwar, who stood first class first in her MSc and first class second in BSc from DU, and recruited Dr Fouziya Khanam who has a second class in her BSc.
Talking to The Daily Star, the ProVC, who is also the chairman of all selection committees, said they did not look for political inclination of any candidate while appointing teachers at the university. He said that the teachers were appointed on the basis of merit and that the selection committee unanimously selected the best candidates and the Syndicate approved the selection.
The authorities also appointed one extra teacher in the Department of Soil Water and Environment without the recommendation of the department C&D committee.
VC Prof SMA Faiz told The Daily Star that there are no such rules in the university ordinance regarding the necessity of the C&D committee recommendation for appointing teachers. But an "unwritten" rule has been being followed for last four or five years in order to restrict appointments, he added.
However, admitting the appointments of teachers on political ground, Treasurer Prof Syed Rashidul Hasan told The Daily Star that the additional appointments have adversely affected the university budget.