We find the education minister's stance of absolute denial of any responsibility and helplessness in checking the leak of question papers for different examinations disappointing. After a meeting with a delegation of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) at the ministry's conference room, the respected minister addressed the problem by shifting the blame and responsibility completely onto teachers saying all due measures were taken by the ministry to prevent this malpractice and misconduct but unfortunately, the teachers could not be trusted.

The allegations of leak in the question papers of all public exams have become widespread over the last few years. This malpractice is so prevalent that it must be a symptom of a wider problem of moral corruption that has become part of our culture. But what is even more disheartening is that in October, when the question papers for Dhaka University (DU) admissions exams were leaked the DU authorities also kept denying the allegations. It seems like the culture of shifting blame is as widespread as the culture of moral corruption.

We see no reason to single out teachers for such rampant misconduct. While they may be part of the problem, they are certainly not the entire problem. If some teachers are indeed to blame, appropriate measures must be taken. And who is responsible for ensuring the quality of teachers? How can the education ministry absolve themselves of all responsibility? Each party must be held accountable and take full responsibility for their share in the problem. We do hope our education minister will take due measures to prevent unscrupulous individuals, whether they are teachers, public officials or anyone else involved in these question paper leak rackets so that children are not influenced by the poor moral standards that seemed to have spread in our education system.