Sirajganj Correspondent

Sirajganj Ullapara HT Imam Girls' School and College Principal Md. Sirajul Islam has allegedly misappropriated school and college funds and 70 teachers and staff's provident fund amounting to around Tk 7 crore, according to the complaint filed by the Ministry of Education.

He took three and a half crore rupees from the school and college fund by using fake bill vouchers to purchase the land of Ullapara Cooperative Society in the name of school and college, he also threatened the teachers and employees of the school and college with the fear of losing their jobs. Withdraw from the bank. The teachers told them that the principal withdrew the money as he wanted without putting the amount on the check and signing the cheque.

The amount of this money is about 3 crore 50 lakhs. There is a complaint against Sirajul Islam, in 2009, a case was filed against him for the crime of placing pictures of Sheikh Hasina and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman under his feet. After that he was suspended from service for 7 years.

Later, he was reinstated by the local leaders. The old Hamida Pilot Girls' High School and College was renamed after being reinstated in the post and moved to the private Khair Kha Ban of former MP Tanveer Imam. Late former Member of Parliament Abdul Latif Mirza however extended the college along with Hamida High Girls' School. It is known that the appointment of the principal was illegal. Advocate Abdul Rashid Chand appealed to the Sirajganj District Commissioner regarding his illegal appointment.

The Deputy Commissioner wrote to the committee that the appointment of Sirajul Islam as an investigator was illegal. The education board investigated and said his appointment was illegal. After that, Sirajul Islam stayed illegally under the umbrella of influential leaders in return for a hefty bribe. Since then his arbitrariness, corruption, dishonest behavior and embezzlement of money increased. It is noted that there is a provision for taking lease of cooperative premises.

There is no provision for sale, embezzlement of school and college money by making fake documents, embezzlement of teachers' money, above all, around 70 teaching staff embezzled about 3 crore 50 lakh rupees in the name of land purchase. Sirajul Islam denied all these allegations.