‘Action against PO, ministry staff, if found guilty’

Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday said departmental action will be taken against his detained personal officer (PO) Motaleb Hossain and another education ministry staff Nasir Uddin, if they are found guilty, reports UNB.

Talking to UNB at the secretariat Nahid said, “If the duo is found guilty of corruption, the ministry and the department will take stern action against them. None will be spared in the case of corruption. I’m very strict in this regard.”

The ministry will render all kind of assistance to the law enforcers for their investigation, he added.

Earlier on Sunday night, Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested the missing Lakehead Grammar School owner Khaled Hasan Motin, PO of Nurul Islam Nahid, Motaleb Hossain and the education ministry staff Nasir Uddin from different areas of the city.

Earlier, Motaleb had reportedly gone missing from the capital on Saturday.

Motaleb’s brother filed a general diary with Hazaribagh police station in this regard.

Lakehead Grammar School owner Khaled Hasan Motin also reportedly went missing on Saturday.

Nasir Uddin, an upper division clerk of education ministry, reportedly went missing from the city on Thursday afternoon.

Nayem Ahmed Julhas, brother-in-law of the victim, filed a general diary (GD) with Banani police station in this connection.