BARC Asst. director arrested over Youth Development job ques leak

An assistant director of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Sohag Fakir, has been arrested in connection with the alleged leak of question papers for a recruitment examination under the Department of Youth Development.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested Fakir from the Badarpasha area of Rajoir upazila in Madaripur early Wednesday.

Mohammad Zahidul Islam, special superintendent of police (Cyber Investigation and Operations) at the CID’s Cyber Police Centre, confirmed the arrest.

He said Fakir was arrested with assistance from Rajoir Police Station in Madaripur after investigators found information indicating his involvement in the case filed over the question paper leak.

According to CID sources, investigators seized several pieces of evidence, including two smartphones, from Fakir at the time of his arrest.

The investigation into the alleged recruitment examination question leak is ongoing.