Jamalpur DC suspended over sexual scandal

Ahmed Kabir, deputy commissioner (DC) of Jamalpur, has been suspended following allegations of his getting intimate with a woman in his office, report agencies.

A leaked video showing him in a compromising situation with a female colleague went viral on social media a month ago.

The suspension order against the DC was issued on Wednesday, said Md Monir Uddin, additional secretary to the Discipline and Investigation Subdivision of Ministry of Public Administration

On August 25, Ahmed Kabir was made an officer on special duty (OSD) and attached to the Public Administration Ministry after the video went viral.

A probe committee was formed in this regard.

The committee, headed by the division's joint secretary Mushfiqur Rahhman visited Jamalpur and submitted a report to the public administration ministry on September 22.

Kabir has been suspended on the basis of the report, said ministry officials.