Fraudsters forge ministry official's signature to issue fake job appointment letter
The fake office order, issued under the forged signature of Shariful Islam, deputy secretary of the ministry’s Administration-1 branch, recently came to the ministry’s attention.
A fraudulent group has forged the signature of a deputy secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration to issue a fake office order appointing a man as an office assistant at the ministry.
The fake office order, issued under the forged signature of Shariful Islam, deputy secretary of the ministry's Administration-1 branch, recently came to the ministry's attention.
The order, dated 10 August, states that Md Redwan Ahmed had been selected for appointment as an office assistant at the Ministry of Public Administration.
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It said, "In order to address the manpower shortage of the Ministry of Public Administration, a final decision has been taken, in accordance with government regulations, to appoint against the vacant post on a revenue basis with a salary scale of Tk8,250-20,010 as per the Salary Scale 2015, following the decision of the Departmental Selection Committee. This appointment will be effective from 11-08-2026."
Shariful Islam has confirmed that no such appointment letter or office order was issued by the Administration-1 branch of the ministry.
He also said there is no scope for directly recruiting personnel without publishing a recruitment circular in the media and conducting recruitment examinations through the proper procedure.
The ministry urged job seekers not to be misled by promises of employment and not to make any financial transactions or enter into agreements with such fraudulent groups.
All recruitment notices of the Ministry of Public Administration are regularly published on its official website, the ministry said.
Eligible candidates are recruited through competitive examinations. To ensure transparency throughout the process, applications are accepted online, while information on all stages of recruitment is communicated to candidates through mobile SMS and the ministry's website, www.mopa.gov.bd.
Despite these procedures, some unscrupulous groups continue to defraud job seekers by issuing fake recruitment notices and appointment orders, taking advantage of their vulnerability and lack of awareness.
The ministry urged job seekers to regularly follow its website for any information related to recruitment.
The ministry's warning is aimed at preventing financial fraud, making the official recruitment process and verification channels clearer for job seekers before they respond to any appointment offer.
