Left p. K. M. Enamul Karim and Sher Mahbub Murad, right, photo-collected.
Sylhet Representative //

Sylhet’s new Deputy Commissioner (DC) P. K. M. Enamul Karim was transferred before taking charge. He was withdrawn the day after the appointment. He has been replaced by Sher Mahbub Murad, Deputy Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Department.

On Tuesday (September 10), the Ministry of Public Administration appointed Sher Mahbub Murad in a notification. In the same notification, Enamul Karim was withdrawn.

Earlier on Monday, the government appointed new Deputy Commissioners (DCs) in 25 districts of the country. Among these, PKM Enamul Karim was appointed as District Commissioner and District Magistrate in Sylhet. He was serving as Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration. However, the government withdrew him the day after his appointment.

It is known that in 2019, Nusrat Jahan Rafi and her mother Shireen Akhtar went to the then Additional District Commissioner (ADC) of Feni PKM Enamul Karim to get justice. But instead of justice, at that time Nusrat was accused of arranging ‘drama’.

Before Nusrat’s death, PKM Enamul Karim threatened her mother Shireen Akhtar and said, “If you do not prove the case against Principal Sirajuddaula, the principal’s people will file a defamation case of Rs 50 lakh against you.”

At that time, Nusrat was completely broken mentally by the words of the senior government official of the district.

After the death of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, a student of that madrassa, who was burnt by the people of Sonagazi Islamia Fazil (Degree) Madrasa, Principal Sirajuddaula, her mother Shireen Akhter said in her statement to the police, around 11 am on April 4, I, my daughter Rafi, my son Noman, along with the president of the madrasa committee of Feni district. I want to go to the office of Additional District Commissioner (ADC) PK Enamul Karim and report the complaint against the principal. Then ADM said, why have you come now? You have filed a case. He would have come before the case, then he would have seen what could be done. Now what happens in the case will happen. Then Rafi tells ADC (Enamul Karim), you are like my father. You listen to my words.
Rafi tried to report his complaint against the principal of the madrasa to the ADC. Then ADC said, the principal is bad, everyone knows that. Why did you go to him? In reply, Rafi said, I did not go on purpose. The principal called me with the peon. Then ADC said, when you have gone, why can’t you digest it? Have you arranged such a drama to put your father in a madrasa?

Besides, during the rule of Awami League on February 11, 2014, a bank official was publicly slapped by the then executive officer of Sadar Upazila, PKM Enamul Karim, during the operation of the mobile court on SSK road in Feni city.

After he was appointed as the DC of Sylhet, these issues came to the fore again. On Monday, reports about these were also published in the media. In this situation, PKM Enamul Karim was removed from Sylhet after one day.