The High Court has expressed dissatisfaction as Meem Akhter, a girl of Khulna district, did not get a police job for not having a permanent address although she has topped the merit list in a police recruitment test.
The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman on Tuesday expressed the displeasure when advocate Chanchal Kumar Biswas and advocate Anisur Rahman drew the attention of the apex court about Meem placing reports on her published in various newspapers.
The HC also asked Deputy Attorney General Bipul Bagmar to inform the court in detail about Meem, her family and recruitment test by Wednesday.
In its observation, the HC said, “Why shouldn’t a candidate get a job for not having a land…it can’t be. The girl has topped the merit list! Every year, some 2,000 people fall prey to river erosion and become landless. Shouldn’t they get jobs for this reason?”
According to media reports, Meem Akhter, daughter of Rabiul Islam, is a tenant of Babar Ali’s house in Sonadanga area of Khulna.
Rabiul supports his family doing quilt business in a rented shop in Khulna city, and has been living in the area for nearly 32 years with family.
On October 28, Meem passed the written test and then viva voce and psychological test at Khulna Shiromoni Police Lines for a constable post and stood first under female quota of the district but she did not get the job for not having a permanent address.
Khulna’s Additional Superintendent of Police Tanvir Ahmed was reported to have informed Meem that she would not get the job for not having any permanent address.
Later, different newspapers ran stories on the Meem’s case, sparking huge criticism.
Meanwhile, deputy commissioner of Mohammad Maniruzzaman Talukdar earlier said,“Meem has no permanent residence in Khulna and that’s why she’s ineligible to get a job of police constable.”
However, he said they have taken an initiative to provide her with a house in Batiaghata upazila under the Prime Minister’s Asrayan Project. “Hope, now she’ll get the job.”
Unemployment in Bangladesh
According to the World Bank, the unemployment rate in Bangladesh increased to 5.30 percent in 2020 from 4.20 percent in 2019.
The unemployment rate is expected to reach 6.00 percent by the end of 2021.
Source: United News of Bangladesh