Border Guard Bangladesh has handed over a youth to Jessore police on the charge of landing a job at the force using a recommendation letter that contained a fake signature of Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu.
SM Emon alias Sumon, son of Badaruddin in Raipur Krishnanagar village under Bagharpara upazila, was handed over to the police by BGB 26 battalion members on Wednesday night.
In a compliant lodged with Kotwali police station on Wednesday, Junior Commanding Officer of the battalion Md Abdullah said Sumon had submitted an application in the minister’s official letterhead pad containing his seal in response to a job advertisement and sought appointment as a soldier. The BGB began recruiting on September 2.
The letter, addressed to the BGB director general, recommended Sumon be given a job as a soldier.
Sumon on September 4 was selected initially but a group of people attacked him when he came out of the battalion’s office and took away his certificate.
Sumon, alongside his guardians, was asked to come to the BGB office the following day when he reported the incident.
However, he has neither shown up nor made any contact with the office since then.
His absence was reported to the BGB headquarters and officials there detected that the recommendation letter he had submitted was fake.
