19 jail guards fired for fraud

Nineteen guards of Comilla and Sylhet jails were dismissed on charges of fraudulence on Tuesday.
Among the punished, 12 are from Comilla Central Jail and seven from Sylhet Central Jail.
Sources at the headquarters of Chittagong division and Sylhet division prisons in Comilla town said that the guards got employment in 2009, 2010 and this year by adopting 'unfair means and dishonesty.
It came to light recently that they submitted fake citizenship and birth certificates and false orphanage certificates at respective recruitment centers during the tests.
A probe into the fraud was carried out by special cell under police superintendents in respective districts and the charges against them were proved.
The sacked jail guards are Saidur Rahman, Alamgir Hossain, Mohsin Mia, Didar Alam, Abul Kalam and Atikur Rahman of Teknaf upazila of Cox`s Bazar, Main Uddin, Masikul Islam, Ismail Hossain and Neamul Maola of Ramu upazila, Billal Hossain, Delwar Hossain, Al Amin, Mohiuddin, Ali Ashraf, Awlad Hossain, Zakir Hossain and Abul Kalam of Sadar upazila and Sohel Rana of Chokoria upazila of Chittagong.
DIG Prison Md Fazlur Rahman said the accused 19 prison guards fled from Comilla and Sylhet jails two days ago after coming to know that charges against them had been proved and departmental action was being taken against them.