Secret recruitment at Barapukuria coal co?
A secret recruitment at Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) triggered a protest by the nearby villagers who are being allegedly deprived of getting jobs there despite year-long agitation.
The BCMCL authorities on Sunday finalised 15 people's recruitment on temporary basis, mostly relatives of the mine's officials.
Yesterday, villagers in Barapukuria Bazar area protested the alleged nepotism of mine's officials which broke the tradition of the mine, Moshiur Rahman Bulbul, a leader of Poribesh O Sampad Rakkha Committee, a platform of villagers affected by the coalmine, said.
“We noticed such nepotism practice here for the first time,” he said.
On November 21 last year, villagers staged agitation demanding jobs at the mine.
On Sunday, the coalmine authorities secretly finalised the casual jobs of 15 people. But, there was no circular in newspapers for manpower recruitment. Even, no aptitude test was held for them as they were close to the officials of the mine.
Of them, Md Sohel, son of Nurul Islam of Charfasion upazila in Bhola, is a close relative of SM Nurul Aurangjeb, managing director of the mine, while Khairul Alam, son of Abu Syeed of Magura, is a close relative of Safayet Ali Mia, a deputy general manager of the mine.
Sources said the officials finalised the recruitment just a day before joining of Abul Monsur Mohammad Foyjullah as chairman of Petrobangla on January 2.
Villagers of coalmine area get top priority in getting jobs, said Bulbul. He also warned of greater agitation to realise their demand.
This correspondent tried to reach Aurangjeb, but he did not receive the phone.
Md Shariful Islam, general manager (admin) said he cannot talk on such an issue.
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