Criminal Investigation Department (CID) members detained a man from Keshabpur in Rajshahi city on Monday night in connection with the missing of 17 files from the health ministry, reports UNB.
The arrestee is Nasimul Goni Toton, a contractor of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital. A team of CID conducted a drive at the house of Toton and detained him for interrogation, said special superintendent of police Abdul Jalil.
Earlier, 17 files of the health ministry went missing from the ministry's health, education and family welfare division on 28 October.
The ministry formed a three-member probe body to look into the matter and a general diary was lodged with Shahabagh police.
Shah Alam, additional secretary (administration) of health, education and family welfare division, was made the chief of the probe body.