Four men have been caught on Sunday while attempting to join government service after allegedly securing appointments through proxy candidates who sat for their oral examinations for the post of Office Assistant (Grade-20) under the Ministry of Public Administration.
The four were detained when they arrived at the ministry to join their jobs. During questioning, all of them admitted that they had not appeared in the oral examination themselves and that other individuals had taken the test on their behalf, said Md Mansur Hossen, public relations officer of the ministry.
The accused were identified as Md A Alim of Gopalpur upazila in Tangail, Md Ali Haidar of Chauhali upazila in Sirajganj, Md Russell Rana Liton of Nageshwari upazila in Kurigram, and Md Masud Fakir of Sreepur upazila in Gazipur.
During interrogation, they disclosed that they had paid money to different individuals in hopes of securing government jobs. Some had already made payments, while others promised to pay after joining the service.
Based on the evidence, the Ministry of Public Administration filed a case with Shahbagh Police Station.
An investigation would also determine whether other individuals or an organized fraud ring were involved in the recruitment scam, officials said.
