A remote Dhamrai college in a mess

Staff Reporter :
After returning from Hajj, Masudur Rahman, who has been working as the acting principal of Dr Md Aminur Rahman Technical and BM College, mysteriously found himself replaced by Md Nazrul Islam, a lecturer of the college.

Nazrul proclaimed himself as the acting principal of the institution overnight.

Nazrul wrote to various government offices against Masudur and the founder Principal Mumtaz Begum, sources said.

Masudur complained that Nazrul is also trying to rename the college as Raghunathpur Technical and BM College.

However, a renowned educationist Dr Md Aminur Rahman on his inherited land built a technical education institute in his own name in the remote area of Dhamrai Upazila of Dhaka District in 2004.

Since then the name of the institution is Dr Md Aminur Rahman Technical and BM College.

It is mentionable that as per government rules if someone wants to establish an institution in his own name, the land donor has to deposit Tk 15 lakh in the government treasury. Dr Aminur Rahman also deposited that money.

Dr Aminur Rahman’s wife Mumtaz Begum was appointed the principal of the institution.

Nazrul joined the college as a lecturer in 2004, but some of his certificates were proved fake, Masudur said.

According to the Technical Education Board Gazette, it is mandatory to have a 2-year diploma from a government-approved institution in the relevant subject to join as a lecturer in a technical college.

It is alleged that Nazrul submitted a fake diploma certificate in his joining created from Neelkhet in the city.

Nazrul hid the documents and filed false and fabricated charges against former Principal and former acting principal Masudur Rahman with various departments which was later proven false in the High Court hearing and the ACC investigation, said Masudur.

The High Court upheld the name of the college as Dr Md Aminur Rahman Technical and BM College.

Technical Education Board and Ministry of Education also recognised the institution as Dr Md Aminur Rahman Technical and BM College.

Meanwhile, Nazrul flouted HC order and took revenge by printing receipts in the name of Raghunathpur Technical and BM College.

For a long time, the activities of the college came to a standstill due to the absence of a Governing Body.

Raghunathpur Technical and BM College activities continued without forming the committee.

Masudur Rahman said there is no investigation or inquiry into the fraud of the Nazrul Islam. Rather, there have been allegations that the Nazrul is doing various misdeeds with the indirect help of some local influential people, according to sources.

Nazrul Islam could not be reached for comments despite several attempts on his cell phone.