Staff Correspondent
Yet
another top government official has lost his job for managing a fake
freedom fighter certificate, bringing the number of such bureaucrats to
four.
The certificate of Joint Secretary Md Abul Kashem Talukder, officer on special duty, has been revoked.
He was sent into retirement in “public interest”, said a notification of the public administration ministry on Sunday.
According to the Public Servants Act 1974, a government official may go on voluntary retirement or the government can send him into retirement upon completion of 25 years in service.
On November 6, two secretaries tendered their resignations after their freedom fighter certificates were proved fake and subsequently revoked by the liberation war affairs ministry.
They are MM Neaz Uddin Miah, health secretary; and AKM Amir Hossain, Public Service Commission secretary. Sources in the secretariat said both were asked to resign.
KH Masud Siddiqui also resigned as the secretary of liberation war affairs ministry on October 31 over submitting forged freedom fighter certificate.
On October 13, the public administration ministry served show cause notices on the four asking why departmental action would not be taken against them for their alleged cheating. The officials in response claimed they were indeed war heroes.
Probing the alleged certificate forgery against the officials, the Anti-Corruption Commission found that they obtained the certificates unfairly, bypassing relevant laws. Probes also revealed that former state minister for liberation war affairs AB Tajul Islam had issued freedom fighter certificates illegally.
The anti-graft body recommended the government take action against the officials for their misconduct.
The government so far has revoked the war hero certificates of 182 government officials.
The certificate of Joint Secretary Md Abul Kashem Talukder, officer on special duty, has been revoked.
He was sent into retirement in “public interest”, said a notification of the public administration ministry on Sunday.
According to the Public Servants Act 1974, a government official may go on voluntary retirement or the government can send him into retirement upon completion of 25 years in service.
On November 6, two secretaries tendered their resignations after their freedom fighter certificates were proved fake and subsequently revoked by the liberation war affairs ministry.
They are MM Neaz Uddin Miah, health secretary; and AKM Amir Hossain, Public Service Commission secretary. Sources in the secretariat said both were asked to resign.
KH Masud Siddiqui also resigned as the secretary of liberation war affairs ministry on October 31 over submitting forged freedom fighter certificate.
On October 13, the public administration ministry served show cause notices on the four asking why departmental action would not be taken against them for their alleged cheating. The officials in response claimed they were indeed war heroes.
Probing the alleged certificate forgery against the officials, the Anti-Corruption Commission found that they obtained the certificates unfairly, bypassing relevant laws. Probes also revealed that former state minister for liberation war affairs AB Tajul Islam had issued freedom fighter certificates illegally.
The anti-graft body recommended the government take action against the officials for their misconduct.
The government so far has revoked the war hero certificates of 182 government officials.
Published: 12:00 am Thursday, November 13, 2014
Last modified: 4:54 pm Thursday, November 13, 2014
