‘Confining Teacher To Mp’s House’: It all boils down to rivalry between lawmaker, ex-MP
The picking up of a madrasa principal and taking him to the Rajshahi-5 lawmaker's home is linked to the Awami League MP's rivalry with a former lawmaker, said local AL leaders.
Lawmaker Mansur Rahman and ex-MP Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara, also the general secretary of Rajshahi district AL, have disagreements over the selection of the madrasa governing body president and recruitment of staffers, they added.
The two are aspiring for the AL ticket in the constituency for the upcoming general elections and are also trying to establish supremacy in the area, they said.
Mansur wanted Nawshad Ali, principal of Rajshahi Medical College, to be the president of the governing body of Biraldaha Syed Karam Ali Darus Sunnah Fazil Madrasa in Puthia upazila.
But madrasa Principal Habibur Rahman in February played a role in the selection of Md Dewan Abdus Salek, who is loyal to Wadud, as the governing body president, Mansur alleged.
The lawmaker said the principal ignored his demi-official (DO) letter recommending Nawshad for the post.
The principal, however, said as per rules the lawmaker has no role in picking the governing body president and also in the recruitment of staffers. He said the madrasa's 50 percent posts are vacant.
Habibur alleged that Nawshad, who served as the governing body president for the last four consecutive terms, had been putting pressure on him to allow the "unlawful recruitment" of five people, including a relative of his.
"Most of the governing body members opposed making Nawshad the governing body chief over his alleged bribery of around Tk 1 crore over recruitments," said the principal.
Denying the allegation of bribery, Nawshad told The Daily Star that the principal opposed his appointment because he revealed the principal's involvement in Tk 1.44 lakh irregularities.
Former MP Wadud said he kept himself away from madrasa affairs.
"I don't want to speak against the MP of my own party. But the picking up of the principal by the MP's men, taking him to the lawmaker's home and threatening him was unfair," he added.
The principal on Monday filed a complaint with Puthia Police Station in connection with the incident.
Habibur alleged that eight of the lawmaker's armed men picked him up from the madrasa around 9:00 a.m.
They took him to the MP's home in Rajshahi city in a microbus and kept him there until around noon before police took him back to the madrasa in a police vehicle.
Rofiqul Alam, additional SP of Rajshahi district police, said they were investigating the incident and that they would take action if the allegations were found to be true.
This newspaper has obtained a copy of the principal's complaint.
It said the principal at the lawmaker's home was asked to accept the MP's choices of the madrasa governing body president and recruitment of staffers.
On Saturday, the lawmaker phoned the Habibur and threatened to forcibly pick him up if he did not see him at his home by the next day, said the madrasa principal.
Refuting the allegations, lawmaker Mansur said, "I didn't pick up the principal. He came to my home willingly and we had sweets together. Does anyone have sweets if he is abducted?" the lawmaker told The Daily Star.
The MP said that he discussed with the principal the appointment of the madrasa governing body president, but the recruitment of staffers did not come up for discussion.
Md Rofiqul Islam, acting OC of Puthia Police Station, said the lawmaker called in the police to take the principal back to his office.
Lawmaker Mansur Rahman and ex-MP Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara, also the general secretary of Rajshahi district AL, have disagreements over the selection of the madrasa governing body president and recruitment of staffers, they added.
The two are aspiring for the AL ticket in the constituency for the upcoming general elections and are also trying to establish supremacy in the area, they said.
Mansur wanted Nawshad Ali, principal of Rajshahi Medical College, to be the president of the governing body of Biraldaha Syed Karam Ali Darus Sunnah Fazil Madrasa in Puthia upazila.
But madrasa Principal Habibur Rahman in February played a role in the selection of Md Dewan Abdus Salek, who is loyal to Wadud, as the governing body president, Mansur alleged.
The lawmaker said the principal ignored his demi-official (DO) letter recommending Nawshad for the post.
The principal, however, said as per rules the lawmaker has no role in picking the governing body president and also in the recruitment of staffers. He said the madrasa's 50 percent posts are vacant.
Habibur alleged that Nawshad, who served as the governing body president for the last four consecutive terms, had been putting pressure on him to allow the "unlawful recruitment" of five people, including a relative of his.
"Most of the governing body members opposed making Nawshad the governing body chief over his alleged bribery of around Tk 1 crore over recruitments," said the principal.
Denying the allegation of bribery, Nawshad told The Daily Star that the principal opposed his appointment because he revealed the principal's involvement in Tk 1.44 lakh irregularities.
Former MP Wadud said he kept himself away from madrasa affairs.
"I don't want to speak against the MP of my own party. But the picking up of the principal by the MP's men, taking him to the lawmaker's home and threatening him was unfair," he added.
The principal on Monday filed a complaint with Puthia Police Station in connection with the incident.
Habibur alleged that eight of the lawmaker's armed men picked him up from the madrasa around 9:00 a.m.
They took him to the MP's home in Rajshahi city in a microbus and kept him there until around noon before police took him back to the madrasa in a police vehicle.
Rofiqul Alam, additional SP of Rajshahi district police, said they were investigating the incident and that they would take action if the allegations were found to be true.
This newspaper has obtained a copy of the principal's complaint.
It said the principal at the lawmaker's home was asked to accept the MP's choices of the madrasa governing body president and recruitment of staffers.
On Saturday, the lawmaker phoned the Habibur and threatened to forcibly pick him up if he did not see him at his home by the next day, said the madrasa principal.
Refuting the allegations, lawmaker Mansur said, "I didn't pick up the principal. He came to my home willingly and we had sweets together. Does anyone have sweets if he is abducted?" the lawmaker told The Daily Star.
The MP said that he discussed with the principal the appointment of the madrasa governing body president, but the recruitment of staffers did not come up for discussion.
Md Rofiqul Islam, acting OC of Puthia Police Station, said the lawmaker called in the police to take the principal back to his office.
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