Public administration experts say that the general rule is that a candidate with a criminal record, a criminal record or any other such offense should be considered unsuitable for appointment. But in reality, for years, political affiliations of candidates or their families and relatives have been sought. The desire for change that began with the movement against quotas in jobs and ended with the student uprising in 2024, led many to hope that such a system would end. But in reality, it has not stopped yet.

This time, there is a lot of discussion after the publication of the notification for the appointment of 227 people who passed the 43rd BCS exam. Many people are also making various comments on the social media Facebook about the issue. The excluded candidates have been vocal about this. The Ministry of Public Administration has taken the matter into consideration. The ministry said in a notification on Thursday that any application for reconsideration from among the 227 people who are unsuitable for appointment is being accepted. The opportunity to apply for reconsideration is open to everyone.

The Ministry of Public Administration also explained why these candidates were excluded. The notification said that the PSC temporarily nominated 2,163 people for appointment to various cadres through the 43rd BCS examination and recommended them on January 25 last year. Then, according to the rules, the pre-character of the candidates was verified through the special branch of the police and the district administrators, and a total of 99 people were excluded, including 40 who were absent in the health examination and 59 people considering the agency's report, and the remaining 2,064 people were appointed, and a notification was issued on October 15. Since then, questions have been raised about the acceptability of this appointment from various perspectives. In view of this, it was decided to further verify the pre-character of the 2,163 people recommended by the 43rd BCS through the state intelligence agencies NSI and DGFI in order to determine transparent candidates and re-establish trust and confidence in the government recruitment process. Reports on the suitability or unsuitability of 2,163 candidates were received from NSI and DGFI.

According to the report, adverse comments were received about the background of 227 candidates. Due to adverse comments, 227 candidates were temporarily considered unsuitable for appointment and it was decided to conduct further verification and inquiry into their cases. However, 40 people who were absent from the health examination were considered unsuitable for appointment. In this situation, a notification for the appointment of 1,896 people was issued on December 30.

Firoz Mia, a job expert and former additional secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, told Prothom Alo, "If someone has a criminal case against them, has been in jail, or is a notorious terrorist, the police will report them by mentioning their records. If someone gets a job by cheating, that should also be taken into consideration. But no one can be excluded for any other reason or political consideration other than this type of crime. But this has happened in the past and is happening now. This should not be done in any way, it should stop."

Earlier, on December 2, the government sent 9 police officers on compulsory retirement. They are CID Assistant Superintendent of Police Md. Selim Hossain, Barisal Metropolitan Police (BMP) Assistant Police Commissioner M R Shawkat Anwar Islam, RAB Assistant Superintendent of Police Md. Nasir Uddin Bhuiyan, Assistant Superintendent of Police Md. Mizanur Rahman and Assistant Superintendent of Police Md. Jamal Uddin, APBN Assistant Superintendent of Police Md. Matiur Rahman and Assistant Superintendent of Police Jobairul Haque, SAF Assistant Superintendent of Police Md. Enayet Hossain and Industrial Area Police Assistant Superintendent of Police (under transfer order to RAB) Md. Mosharraf Hossain.

Earlier, on October 8, former Director General of RAB and Additional IG of Police Headquarters Md. Harun Or Rashid, Additional IG of Highway Police Shahabuddin Khan, and former Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) (currently working in Tourist Police) Supernumerary Additional IG Khandaker Mohid Uddin were sent on compulsory retirement.

On September 22, Additional Inspector General of Police (Additional IG) Devdas Bhattacharya working in the Railway Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of the Integrated Industrial Area Police in Dhaka AKM Hafiz Akhter, who was promoted as a supernumerary Additional IG, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of Police Telecom in Dhaka Bashir Ahmed, Superintendent of Police Mizanur Rahman, who was ordered to be integrated in Dhaka, Assistant Superintendent of Police Rafiqul Islam working in the APBN headquarters, and Assistant Police Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Dadan Fakir were sent to retirement.

Earlier, on September 2, Additional Inspector General of Police Headquarters Khandaker Lutful Kabir, Additional Inspector General of Tourist Police Mir Rezaul Alam, Additional Deputy Inspector General of Noakhali Police Training Center Chowdhury Manjurul Kabir, and Deputy Inspector General of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) (currently in charge) Imam Hossain were sent on compulsory retirement.

On August 27, Additional Inspector General of Police Headquarters Krishnapada Roy, Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) Commissioner (Deputy Inspector General rank) Md. Mozammel Haque and KMP Additional Commissioner (Additional Deputy Inspector General) Sardar Rakibul Islam were sent on compulsory retirement. On August 22, Additional Inspector General of Police Mohammad Ali Mia, Additional Inspector General of Industrial Area Police Md. Mahabubar Rahman and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Headquarters Joydev Kumar Bhadra were sent on retirement. It is worth noting that Mohammad Ali Mia was attached to Police Headquarters from CID on August 13.

On August 21, Additional Inspector General of Police Md. Atiqul Islam, Deputy Inspector General of Headquarters (Additional Inspector General-Supernumerary) Md. Anwar Hossain, and Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Md. Asaduzzaman (of the rank of Deputy Inspector General) were sent on retirement.

Earlier, on August 13, Additional Inspector General of Police (SB-Special Branch) Monirul Islam and DMP Commissioner Habibur Rahman were sent on compulsory retirement. On the same day, Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md. Moniruzzaman and Rangpur Range Deputy Inspector General of Police Md. Abdul Baten were sent on compulsory retirement.

Hours after Danny Danon's warning on Monday, the Israeli military announced it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. Sirens were heard in various parts of Israel after the missile was fired. Later on Tuesday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sari said they had fired a hypersonic and a "Zulfiqar" ballistic missile targeting Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv and a power plant south of Jerusalem.

In this regard, the head of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee of the Houthis, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, said on the social media X, "They will not stop attacking Israel. The attacks on the country will continue. At the same time, they will continue to support Gaza."

On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian independence movement Hamas attacked Israel. Since that day, Israel has been attacking Gaza. The Houthis and Hezbollah have been supporting the Palestinians in this ongoing conflict in the valley. They have been attacking Israel frequently. Israel has also been responding in kind. In the meantime, Israeli forces have launched a massive attack on Lebanon since September. In this, several leaders of the group, including Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, were killed.

Since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, Hamas and Hezbollah have been weakened by Israeli attacks. In addition, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fell in the face of a rebel offensive on December 8. Russia and Iran had kept him in power. Benjamin Netanyahu has also claimed credit for Bashar's fall.

Israel has not yet launched a large-scale attack on the Houthis. Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened that Israel had "begun strikes" on Houthi-linked targets in Yemen. At that time, they attacked the airport in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, several ports on the country's west coast and two power plants.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was present at the Sanaa airport when Israel attacked it on December 26. He later posted on Facebook that the bombing began as the plane was boarding at the airport, injuring one of the crew members.

Meanwhile, on Monday, UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East Affairs Khaled Al-Khayari spoke about the Israeli-Houthi retaliatory attacks in the Security Council. He said that if the military conflict in the Middle East region escalates, regional stability will be threatened. The consequences will be felt by millions of people in Yemen, Israel, and the region, and there will be no end to it. Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia also criticized both sides - Israel and the Houthis - for the retaliatory attacks.

Talking to the bus passengers and the bus owner, it was learned that a bus carrying passengers with the Welcome banner left Motijheel, Dhaka for Chandra on Friday afternoon. When the bus reached in front of BPATC in Savar at around 6:30 pm, a group of 3-4 hijackers boarded the bus. They held some people hostage with sharp country-made weapons. Later, they snatched money, mobile phones and gold ornaments from 15-20 passengers on the bus. When some tried to stop them, they were beaten and one of them was stabbed. Later, the hijackers went down the speed breaker on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in front of the gate adjacent to Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall of Jahangirnagar University.

Eyewitnesses said that after the bus reached the main gate of the university, some students stopped the bus and questioned the driver and the driver's assistant. Later, they took the bus to the Bishmail area. Upon receiving the information, the police reached the spot and took the bus, along with the driver and the driver's assistant, into their custody.
Meanwhile, the bus passenger injured in the stabbing, Md. Shamim Hossain, was first given primary treatment at Jahangirnagar University Medical Center. Later, he was taken to Enam Medical College Hospital. Hasan Mahbub, a doctor on duty at the hospital's emergency department, said, "A person injured in the stabbing named Shamim has been brought to the hospital. There are stab marks on his body."

A passenger on the bus, Harun Or Rashid, said that after the bus passed the Savar Radio Colony area around 6:30 pm, three young men armed with sharp weapons suddenly took the bus passengers hostage. First, they stabbed a passenger sitting in the front seat of the bus. Later, they looted money and belongings from all the passengers.

A representative of Welcome Paribahan, who did not wish to be named, said, "3-4 people got on the bus from in front of BPATC in Savar with small knives. Then they held a knife to the throat of a child on the bus. They were between 25-30 years old."

Ashulia Police Station Sub-Inspector Alok Kumar Dey said, passengers said that some robbers from the BPATC area boarded the bus, held some hostage at sharp weapons, and quickly got off the bus after the robbery. Later, students of Jahangirnagar University detained the bus and the driver. After reaching the spot after receiving the information, several passengers narrated the incident. Since the incident was in the Savar Model Police Station area, the victims have been advised to file a complaint with the Savar Model Police Station.

Savar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Jewel Mia said that a team of them is working on the matter. Details will be announced later.