Cabinet forms probe body over UNO incident
Published : 24 Jul 2017, 15:34
The cabinet division has formed a probe committee over a lawsuit that led to the arrest of a upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) for publishing a “distorted” portrait of Bangabandhu on an invitation card.
The five-member body will be led by an additional secretary of the cabinet division, said Cabinet Secretary Md Shafiul Alam after today’s cabinet meeting headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
It was formed back in July 22 and the committee will report by 15 days on why Barguna Sadar UNO Tariq Salman was arrested and that if legal procedures were followed, the secretary said.
The committee will take action if they find anyone’s negligence in the incident, he added.
Barguna Sadar UNO Salman had printed the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, drawn by a child, on an invitation card.
It prompted a Barisal district leader of Awami League, Obaidullah Sazu, to sue the UNO in a defamation suit for “distorting” the image of father of the nation. It led to the arrest of the UNO.
The incident was strongly condemned by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She wanted to know who filed the lawsuit, and said that the child-drawn picture and the UNO – both deserved a reward.
Source: thedailystar