Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested an official of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) in connection with a case filed over the leak of question papers for a recruitment examination of the Department of Youth Development.

The arrestee, Sohag Fakir, 38, an assistant director at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) was arrested during a raid in Durgabordi village under Badarpasa Union of Rajoir upazila in Madaripur district at around 10:30pm on October 20, said CID Special Superintendent of Police (Media) Md Sufi Ullah in a press release on Wednesday.

Two smartphones were seized from his possession during the operation.

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