Pro-AL railway workers demand appointment
Job aspirants of Bangladesh Railway stage a protest before Central Railway Building premises in Chittagong city yesterday demanding continuation of their recruitment and immediate appointment. Photo: STAR
Railway workers, loyal to ruling Awami League, staged demonstration at Central Railway Building premises in the port city yesterday demanding immediate appointment to the posts of railway for which the recruitment process has been completed or is at final stage. Meanwhile, Chief Engineer Md Mozammel Hoque of Bangladesh Railway (East Zone) was given additional charge of its general manager (GM) on Tuesday following suspension of GM Yusuf Ali Mridha over railwaygate scandal. Mozammel joined the office on Tuesday afternoon. Bangladesh Railway Sramik League central Press and Publication Secretary Siraj Ullah and local ward councillor Gias Uddin led the demonstrated around 11:30am. The leaders later met new GM Mozammel Hoque and demanded steps in this regard. The GM urged the leaders to wait for a few days to help taking decision. Many job seekers who got the appointment letters gathered before the office of Chief Personnel Officer (CPO) yesterday to know their fate. Siraj Ullah told The Daily Star that recruitment process in some categories like trade apprentice and chawkidar should not be cancelled as appointment letters already have been sent to the applicants. Medical tests and police verification for some categories have also been completed, he said. According to the railway officials, recruitment process in 24 categories has been completed or is at final stage. The authorities issued advertisement for recruitment in 38 categories in 2010 but recruitment process in 10 categories was stalled last year due to legal complexities. But the outgoing railway minister Surnajit Sengupta on April 15 postponed the whole recruitment process. A directive from the ministry was also sent in this regard.
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