Dhaka Bureau: The government sent Deputy Secretary AKM Rezaul Karim Ratan on compulsory retirement as punishment due to the women abuse case. Finally, he was working as the director of the National Library.
This information is known from the notification signed by Senior Secretary of Public Administration Ministry Mohammad Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury.
According to the notification, AKM Rezaul Karim, while working as the Director (Deputy Secretary) of the National Book Centre, was filed in the court under section 9 (1) of the Prevention of Torture against Women and Children Act, 2000 after the investigation of the case filed against him. And to withdraw the case, another criminal case was filed against the plaintiff for intimidation, threats and physical abuse.
It is also said that AKM Rezaul Karim surrendered to the court and was on bail, so he was temporarily suspended. And a charge sheet and charge sheet were issued against him in a departmental case for ‘misconduct’ under Rule 3 (b) of the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018. Later, the investigating officers filed an inquiry report on June 29 stating that the allegation of ‘misconduct’ was proved beyond doubt as per rule 3 (b) of the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018. As the allegation of ‘misconduct’ has been proved beyond doubt and the Bangladesh Public Works Commission has concurred with the proposed penalty, Rule 4 (3) (b) of the same rules states that ‘His Excellency the President has graciously consented to compulsory retirement from Government service’ as a penalty.
