The Crime Desk: The Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration was recently accused of dealing a large amount of money in the appointment of the Deputy Commissioner (DC). Mokhles Ur Rahman and two joint secretaries. The media has published news against Ziauddin Ahmed and Ali Azam. Accused Senior Secretary Mokhles Ur Rahman has claimed this news as ‘fake’.
He made this claim in response to a question from reporters at the secretariat on Thursday (October 3).
Senior Secretary Mokhles Ur Rahman said, ‘The allegation of money transactions based on the appointment of a district administrator is not true. It’s fake news. Action is being taken against that newspaper. I am not taking such complaints into account.
The senior secretary said, ‘My mobile is Samsung. What they showed was the iPhone. What iPhone do I use? I use Samsung. Ask them what they saw. I don’t know anything about it.’
In response to the question whether this news is true or not, whether you will resign or not, he said, ‘If you want to do news, stand-up news, then you can ask this question. Worked with me for so long, there is no point where there is no truth. Before asking this question, ask yourself how logical it is to ask me this question.
Incidentally, an investigative report of Daily Kalbela claimed on Thursday that the senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, who was appointed on the basis of contract, Mokhles Ur Rahman and “controversial” two joint secretaries. Ziauddin Ahmed and Ali Azam used to appoint DCs in exchange for huge amounts of money. Senior Secretary in that report. Some screenshots of joint secretary Ziauddin Ahmed’s WhatsApp conversation with Mokhles ur Rahman are attached.
According to the report, Senior Secretary Mokhles Ur Rahman claimed himself as Nirlov at one stage of the WhatsApp conversation. He said he has no greed for money and demanded five crore rupees for the appointment of DC. Daily Kalbela recently published a report on the recovery of a check for Tk 3 crore and some letters related to DC recruitment from the office of a joint secretary. When there was an uproar over that report, the administration was shaken. The Ministry of Public Administration formed a committee to investigate the incident. Finally, on Tuesday night, the official who had raised the finger of suspicion, the joint secretary, was removed from the Ministry of Public Administration.
However, the senior secretary of the ministry, Mokhles Ur Rahman, called a press conference earlier and claimed that Kalbela’s report was ‘rumor’ and’misleading’.
