Suzana Rahman
A section of the examinees, who took part in the recruitment tests of the eight state-run banks on Friday, is staging demonstration demanding cancellation of the written tests in Dhaka on Sunday, January 14, 2018. Amid protest of the candidates, Bankers’ Selection Committee cancelled the recruitment tests for eight state-run banks yesterday, as reported by The Daily Star.After an emergency meeting between Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir and the committee members, Bangladesh Bank General Manager GM Abul Kalam Azad mentioned yesterday at the Central Bank, the decision came. The candidates have been protesting demanding cancellation of the “controversial” recruitment tests of January 12. They also demanded holding fresh exams for all the candidates. A five-member committee have been formed to investigate the mismanagement took place during the recruitment tests.
The Bankers Selection Committee is comprised of chief executives of 14 state-run banks and financial institutions, including Sonali, Rupali and Janata banks. The 100-mark MCQ test, held at 61 exam centers in Dhaka to fill up 1,663 posts, was mired in mismanagement, including no seat plans, shortage of seats, and use of mobile phones by examinees and question paper leaks. The recruitment tests would be held on January 20 as declared by The Bankers’ Selection Committee but only for the 5,600 candidates who could not take the exams at Government Bangla College and Hazrat Shah Ali Mohila College in Mirpur due to seat shortage and mismanagement. However, more than 2, 13,000 who sat for the exams would not have to retake it.