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Published : 03 Oct 2024, 05:34 PM
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has ordered the formation of a committee, which will include three advisors, to probe allegations of corruption against Public Administration Secretary Md Mokhlesur Rahman, says Advisor Sharmin Murshid.
The decision was taken at an interim cabinet meeting on Thursday, she said at a press conference at the Ministry of Social Welfare.
Asked whether there had been discussions about the allegations that Mokhlesur had accepted bribes for the appointment of deputy commissioners, she said:
“If you look at the clip that went viral on social media, regular people cannot tell how much of it is AI produced and how much of it is real. The immediate decision has been to investigate its technical integrity. The cabinet has spoken on the matter. It has to be investigated and we will, of course, investigate it.”
“No irresponsibility of any kind will be accepted amongst the officers in our administration with the highest responsibilities,” she said. “We must and will get this under control.”
Asked what the chief advisor’s comments were on the matter, Sharmin said:
“The advisor gave instructions on the matter. We will look into it by forming a committee. The chief advisor is of course concerned. Why wouldn’t he be? Someone said something like this about a high-ranking official. We must investigate what the source is. We are no longer in the old analogue era. As a result, one of the difficulties is that whatever comes up on social media spreads quickly and everyone takes that as true. We must verify it.”
“A committee has been formed. The committee will investigate it. The information advisor, the law advisor, and the home advisor will be on the committee. They can also add others to the panel.”
Asked whether the panel was formed at Yunus’s instructions, she said: “He was the one who told us to form it. He told us to investigate.”
