14 secretariat officials, employees suspended

Fourteen officials and employees of the Secretariat who were arrested in connection with agitation demanding secretariat allowance have been temporarily suspended. Earlier, a court sent them on five-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

Sources from the concerned ministries and divisions confirmed that notifications suspending them temporarily were issued on Monday (15 December) through multiple gazettes.

Among them are Badiul Kabir, president of the Bangladesh Secretariat Officers and Employees United Council, and vice-presidents Shahin Golam Rabbani and Nazrul Islam.

More details to follow...