Question leak: Case filed against Abed Ali, 16 others

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police has filed a case against 17 people including former driver of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) chairman Syed Abed Ali on the allegation of leaking recruitment examination question papers, including the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.

Md Touhidul Islam, Special Police Superintendent of CID’s Cyber Police Centre (CPC), confirmed the case to Jago News on Tuesday. 

He said police filed a case against them under the Bangladesh Public Service Commission Act on Monday night. The case number is 15. 

Earlier, 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 arrestees are BPSC deputy directors Md. Abu Jafar and Jahangir Alam, assistant director Md Alamgir Kabir, auditor Prionath Roy, former driver of BPSC chairman Syed Abed Ali, his son Syed Sohanur Rahman Siam, office assistant Khalilur Rahman, office assistant (dispatch) Sajedul Islam, former army member Noman Siddiqui, former Dhaka University student and businessman Abu Solaiman Md Sohel, businessman Md Jahidul Islam, security guard of Narayanganj Passport Office Shahadat Hossain, Dhaka Immigration and Passport office staff Md Mamunur Rashid, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital’s medical technician Md Niamun Hasan, Sakhawat Hossain, Sayem Hossain and Liton Sarker.

The television report revealed that a syndicate of six officials and employees of the BPSC had been involved in leaking exam questions for a long time. 

Since the report was published, Abed Ali has come under extensive discussion in various media.

TT/MIT