Insulted for doing his job?
Auno in Faridpur has risked his job by doing his duty as a representative of the government. He refused to allow a father to enter the examination hall where his son was taking the SSC tests. Under normal circumstances, that is exactly what a UNO is supposed to do -- maintain order and fairness of such significant examinations. But the parent was the mayor of the municipality who displayed an attitude that was just the opposite of the UNO's. The mayor's infuriated cohorts, at their boss's bidding no doubt, locked up the UNO and demanded his removal. The officer had to be escorted out of the upazilla under Rab escort.
It is shameful that a public representative of such a high post as a mayor should completely disregard the rules and have the audacity to punish another official who actually stuck to his principles. Such highhanded behaviour does little to enhance the image of the mayor. These actions also make a mockery of those citizens who have voted for their candidate only to see him behave like a local goon.
It is expected that the government will take such flouting of the law very seriously and hold the mayor accountable. If a man who is a representative of the government is insulted by another public official of higher authority for doing his job ethically, where is the rule of law?
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