The Criminal Investigation Department of police on Thursday submitted a petition seeking a 10-day remand to interrogate six people, including three officials of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission, in a case over the leaking questions of different recruitment tests.
Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury fixed July 16 for a hearing on the remand prayer submitted by Jewel Chakma, an additional superintendent of police of the CID and also the investigation officer of the case filed with the Paltan police station.
The six accused are the PSC deputy directors Jahangir Alam and Abu Zafar, its assistant director SM Alamgir Kabir, auditor Priyonath Roy, traders Noman Siddique and Jahedul Islam.
They were directly involved with leaking questions of various recruitment tests, and they must be interrogated to find out the whereabouts of others responsible for committing such offences, said the petition.
Earlier on Tuesday, seven out of 17 accused 鈥� the PSC chairman鈥檚 former driver Syed Abed Ali, office assistant Khalilur Rahman, office assistant (dispatch) Sajedul Islam, Daffodil International University student Liton Sarkar, traders Abu Solaiman Md Sohel, Sakhawat Hossain, and Saim Hossain 鈥� sent to jail after they gave confessional statements in the case.
On Monday, 17 people were arrested by the CID for their alleged involvement in leaking questions of cadre and non-cadre recruitment examinations.
In its preliminary investigation, the CID found the truth of the arrested being involved in leaking question papers for the recruitment test of Bangladesh Railway on July 5.
Three to four groups have been leaking question papers of various cadre and non-cadre recruitment tests, including Bangladesh Civil Services tests, according to CID officials.
Recent media reports alleged that Abu Zafar and Jahangir were involved in coaching business.
The PSC public relations officer SM Matiur Rahman told 抖阴精品 that it had identified four more officials and employees to be involved in running coaching centres for recruitment tests, and served a seven-day show cause notice on Wednesday.
鈥楾he PSC will investigate whether the accused are involved in the question leaking ring along with their involvement in coaching facilities,鈥� he said.
The PSC, however, denied disclosing the identities of the accused.
Headed by its joint secretary Abdul Alim Khan, the PSC formed a three-member probe committee to investigate the question paper leak allegation, and suspended five of its officials accused in the scandal on Tuesday.
The CID filed a case under the Public Service Commission Act against 17 people arrested by the CID on Monday, 14 fugitives, and 50-60 unnamed persons who were allegedly involved in leaking question papers for various cadre and non-cadre recruitment tests.
