The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police has arrested 17 persons, including two deputy directors of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC), on the allegation of leaking recruitment examination question papers, including the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.
The arrestees are BPSC deputy directors Md. Abu Jafar and Jahangir Alam, assistant director SM Alamgir Kabir, auditor Prionath Roy, retired driver of BPSC chairman Syed Abed Ali, his son Syed Sohanur Rahman Siam, office assistant Khalilur Rahman, Sajedul Islam, Noman Siddiqui, Abu Solaiman Md Sohel, Md Jahidul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Md Mamunur Rashid, Md Niamun Hasan, Sakhawat Hossain, Sayem Hossain and Liton Sarker.
A CID official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed their arrest to Jago News on Monday night.
The CID arrested them during raids in different places across the country after a private television channel report on Sunday alleged that the question papers for 30 cadre and non-cadre examinations, including BCS, had been leaked, with the involvement of many BPSC officials.
The report revealed that a syndicate of six officials and employees of the BPSC had been involved in leaking exam questions for a long time.
They are BPSC deputy directors Md. Abu Jafar, Jahangir Alam, assistant directors Nikhil Chandra Roy, SM Alamgir Kabir, retired driver of BPSC chairman Syed Abed Ali and office assistant and Khalilur Rahman.