Mission Acharya, who overcame extreme poverty and earned top academic results before being recommended for a government primary school teaching job, is now struggling to secure his appointment because he does not have a permanent home or land in his own name.

Mission, 30, completed his graduation and post-graduation in Finance and Banking from Islamic University after securing GPA-5 in secondary school and GPA-4.83 in higher secondary school.

He later passed the written and viva examinations for the primary assistant teacher recruitment and was recommended for appointment on merit.

However, the Jhenaidah District Primary Education Office has not handed him an appointment letter, citing complications over his permanent address.

Of the 182 candidates recruited from the district, 180 have already received their appointment letters, while Mission has been visiting government offices seeking a solution.

Mission’s mother, Moyna Acharya, raised him and his elder brother by working as a domestic helper after their father, Nanda Acharya, disappeared after abandoning the family when Mission was still in his mother’s womb.

Despite having no permanent home, Mission has two decimals of land in Panditpur village gifted by his maternal uncle Bishnupad Biswas. But he has been unable to build a house there due to financial hardship.

His national identity card and educational certificates carry the address of their rented home in Kalabagan, Jhenaidah town, which was also verified during police investigation.

Mission had planned to build a small house on his land with his first salary.

His friends and former classmates have taken up the issue socially and administratively.

“Excluding a young man who overcame extreme poverty and earned the qualification to become a teacher simply because he does not own land or a house is a social injustice,” said his friend Jihad Hossain, who received his appointment letter from Maheshpur.

Jhenaidah District Primary Education Officer Md Amzad Hossain acknowledged the matter, saying the application had been reviewed with importance.

“Due to legal complications regarding his permanent address, it was not possible to make a decision at the district level. The entire matter has been sent to the Directorate of Primary Education in writing. We hope a positive solution will come from the directorate,” he said.

Jhenaidah Deputy Commissioner Md Noman Hossain said the education office had been contacted to resolve the legal complications concerning Mission’s permanent address.

“The matter has been brought to the attention of the directorate, and we hope it will be reasonably resolved soon,” he said.