13 madrasa teachers lose MPO over fake NTRCA certificates

The Directorate of Madrasa Education (DME) has cancelled the monthly pay order (MPO) benefits of 13 teachers after their registration certificates and recommendation letters were found to be forged.

According to an office order issued by the DME on Tuesday, the certificates were verified by the Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA), which confirmed that the documents submitted by the teachers were fake.

Following the verification, the DME removed the teachers' MPO index numbers from the May 2026 MPO sheet in accordance with clauses 18.1 (c) and (e) of the MPO Policy-2026 for Non-Government Madrasa Educational Institutions.

The 13 teachers are Md Nuruzzaman of Golokpur Siddiqia Fazil Madrasa, Ullapara, Sirajganj; Md Mahbub Rasid of Taraganj Waqf Estate Kamil Madrasa, Taraganj, Rangpur; Md Abdur Rahman of Jhatjor Alim Madrasa, Indurkani, Pirojpur; Md Masum Billah of Jhatjor Alim Madrasa, Indurkani, Pirojpur; Md Harunur Rasid of Newaji Islamia Alim Madrasa, Nageshwari, Kurigram; Karima Khatun of Mallikerber Fazil Madrasa, Rampal, Bagerhat; Biswajit Samadder of Patakhali Fazil Madrasa, Shyamnagar, Satkhira; Shahidul Hoque of Panchthubi Ahmadia Fazil Madrasa, Barura, Cumilla; Md Rokonuzzaman of Belashi Madinatul Ulum Balika Alim Madrasa, Kapasia, Gazipur; Jalal Uddin of Satbaria Shah Amanat (R) Dakhil Madrasa, Azimpur, Dhaka; Hasina of Boribari Balika Dakhil Madrasa, Kapasia, Gazipur; Md Mahfujur Rahman of Ekdala Awlia Balika Alim Madrasa, Kapasia, Gazipur; and Nasrin Sultana of Shekhergaon Jamiul Ulum Senior Fazil Madrasa, Monohardi, Narsingdi.

The DME also directed the heads of the respective institutions to recover all salaries and allowances already drawn by the teachers and deposit the money into the government treasury.

The order further instructed the institutions to take necessary legal action, including filing cases, against the teachers.