The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Sohag Fakir, an assistant director at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), in connection with a case over the alleged leak of questions for a Department of Youth Development recruitment examination.
He was arrested last night from Badarpasha area under Rajoir Police Station in Madaripur, said police.
Mohaiminul Islam, additional superintendent of police (CPC) at the CID, confirmed the arrest to the media.
The CID said investigators traced Sohag Fakir through information gathered during the investigation and intelligence inputs before conducting an operation to arrest him.
According to the CID official, investigators found evidence linking Fakir to the question leak case. He was arrested with assistance from Rajoir police. Two smartphones were seized from him during the arrest, the official added.
Fakir is being brought to Dhaka, the official said.
Authorities are taking the necessary steps to produce the accused before a court, the CID said, adding that the investigation is ongoing.
The recruitment examination for the post of assistant upazila youth development officer under the Department of Youth Development was scheduled for 10 October.
However, the examination was postponed at the last minute after candidates alleged that the question paper had been leaked.
A case was filed with Motijheel Police Station on 11 October under Sections 4, 5 and 9(a) of the Public Examinations (Offences) Act, 1950.
