Sonargaon OC Rafiqul loses job over Mamunul resort scandal
Rafiqul Islam, the OC of Sonargaon Police Station, has lost his job after in the beginning being taken off his post in the wake of the resort scandal involving Hifazat-e Islam leader Mamunul Haque.
In a notice on Monday, the house ministry's Public Security Division announced that Rafiqul will be sent into retirement.
They cited his 25 years of service and said his retirement was in the 'public interest'. He'll receive all the advantages of retirement, in line with the notice, reports bdnews24.com.
On April 4, Rafiqul was removed from Narayanganj's Sonargaon Police Station and mounted on the district police lines as a police inspector (unarmed).
Earlier that day, Hifazat's Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque was detained after being caught with a female, his alleged second wife, at the Royal Resort in Sonargaon.
A huge selection of activists and madrasa students subsequently stormed the Royal Resort and snatched Mamunul from police custody.
Leaders of the Islamist group also lodged a complaint with the authorities on behalf of Mamunul, which was recorded by Rafiqul.
The authorities have arrested several Hifazat leaders in a variety of cases following the incident. Mamunul was also arrested on Sunday.
