The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned 23 teachers from the prestigious Ideal School and College in Motijheel, Dhaka, over allegations of securing their teaching positions using forged academic credentials.
In a letter dispatched to the principal of the institution, the anti-graft watchdog instructed the listed educators to present themselves for questioning at the principal’s office on 1 October. The notice, signed by ACC Assistant Director and investigating officer Akhtaruzzaman, directs each teacher to produce their original Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) certificates, a set of photocopies, and their National Identity (NID) cards. The commission further specified that if any teacher is unable to attend the session owing to emergency circumstances, they must deposit their original documents and copies with the principal beforehand.
All 23 teachers under investigation reportedly acquired their B.Ed certificates from various campuses of the controversial Darul Ihsan University, credentials that the ACC has preliminarily identified as fraudulent. The teachers named in the official summons include Rubina Sultana, Md. Solaiman, Tahmina Yasmin, Moha. Kabiul Islam, Sebika Rani Paul, Mst. Nahida Akhter, Saleh Ahmed, Md. Mozammel Hoque, Muhammad Shafiqul Islam Khan, Mahfuza Hasna, Salma Khatun, Sushmita Akhter, Md. Azibor Rahman, Md. Rabiul Islam, Mohammad Abu Bakar, Mohiuddin, Azmol Hossain, Md. Faridur Rahman Sheikh, Nurjahan, Md. Sirajul Islam, Muhammad Al Amin Khan, Mohammad Afsar Uddin, and N. M. Monjurul Hoque.
This legal action stems from an extensive preliminary probe triggered by widespread allegations that numerous educators within the institution were employed on the strength of invalid qualifications. Following the collection of substantial documentary evidence, the commission appointed a dedicated investigative officer to scrutinise the institution’s hiring records.
Darul Ihsan University has long been at the centre of widespread educational scandals in Bangladesh. Founded as a private university, the institution operated numerous unauthorised outer campuses across the country, selling fake academic degrees without proper accreditation or oversight. Following repeated regulatory warnings and extensive legal proceedings over certificate trading and governance malpractices, the High Court ordered the complete shutdown of Darul Ihsan University and all its branches in 2016. Furthermore, subsequent directives from the Ministry of Education declared degrees issued by the varsity invalid for public and institutional appointments, prompting ongoing drives by anti-corruption authorities to flush out fraudulent degree holders from educational institutions nationwide.
