4 arrested for supplying cheat sheets in social workers’ recruitment test in Thakurgaon

Police have arrested four people, including two teachers, in connection with the supply of cheat sheets in the recruitment test of union social workers under the Department of Social Services in Thakurgaon.

They were arrested on the orders of the executive magistrate who was in-charge of the Thakurgaon Government Girls' High School examination centre after other job seekers protested against the supply of cheat sheets, reports our local correspondent quoting Md Atikur Rahman, inspector of Thakurgaon Police Station.

Executive Magistrate Shahriar Nazir said peon Zahurul Islam of the school entered at room no-130 of the centre at around 11:15pm and gave a note containing the solution of the MCQ question paper to an examinee during the recruitment test.

As other job seekers protested, the peon left the room leaving the note, he said.

Later, Kabir Iqbal, an assistant teacher of Farabari High School who was the invigilator of the room tore apart the note into pieces and threw it outside.

Soon after, a similar situation arose in room no-207 of the centre when cleaning staff Dipti Rani of the school went to give another examinee a note containing the answer to the MCQ question.

At one stage, the examinees came out of the rooms and protested against the incident in the school premises. 

At that time, the centre secretary along with the magistrate rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.  

The answers to the examination question paper were found to be similar to the notes thrown out in pieces, magistrate Shahriar Nazir said.

He added that someone solved the question paper from outside and provided it to the examinees by the peon and cleaning staff of the school.

Dipti Rani somehow managed to flee the scene following the incident. Police later arrested examinee Shafiqul Islam, room invigilators Kabir Iqbal and Ahmed Zibril and peon Zahurul Islam.

Pirganj Upazila Social Service Officer Md Rafiqul Islam filed a case with Thakurgaon Police Station against eight persons including the four arrestees in this connection. 

Mentionable, the recruitment test for the post of Grade III social worker for the 16th batch across the country was held today.

At least 10,788 job seekers have applied from Thakurgaon. Of them, 5,116 appeared in the test. The test was held at 14 centres in the city.

The MCQ examination of 70 marks was held from 10am to 11:30pm.