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Medical College Entry Test: Questions leaked 10 times in 16yrs since 2001

CID busts racket, arrests 12 including seven doctors
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Twelve people were arrested by CID on charges of leaking question papers of medical entry test exam. Photo: Collected

Twelve members of a racket involved in leaking question papers of the centralised medical college admission tests were arrested recently by the Criminal Investigation Department of Police.

There are seven doctors among the arrestees who were busted in separate drives between July 30 and August 9 from Dhaka, Tangail, Kishoreganj and Barishal.

The racket leaked question papers at least 10 times between 2001 and 2017, earning crores of money, Additional Inspector General of Police and CID chief Mohammad Ali Mia said at a press briefing at the CID Headquarters in the capital's Malibagh yesterday.

The people who have been arrested helped hundreds of students to enrol in medical colleges through illegal means, said the CID chief.

The CID has found evidence of transaction of crores of takas from their bank accounts, and the matter is currently under investigation for potential money laundering activities, he added.

The question papers of medical and dental college admission tests were leaked repeatedly from the printing press under the Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME), according to the CID.

Jasim Uddin Bhuiyan Munnu, who was busted in 2020, was the mastermind of this racket.

His cousin Abdus Salam, a machine operator at the DGME press, used to leak questions for many years, with help from influential DGME officials while Jasim used to spread the leaked questions all over the country, using a strong network, said CID officials.

The recent arrestees are: Dr Moiz Uddin Ahmed Pradhan, 50; Dr Soheli Zaman, 40'; Dr Mohammad Abu Raihan, Dr; ZM Salehin Shovon, 48; Dr Md Zobaidur Rahman Johny, 38; Dr Zillur Hasan Roni, 37; Dr Imrul Kayes Himel, 32; Abdul Quddus Sarkar, 63; Zahirul Islam Bhuiyan Muktar, 68; Roshan Ali Himu, 45; Akhtaruzzaman Tushar, 43; and Zahir Uddin Ahmed Bappi, 45.

Among them, Dr Moiz and Dr Soheli are a couple while Dr Imrul is the son of Abdul Quddus. Furthermore, ZM Salehin, Dr Roni, and Tushar were earlier arrested by Rab in 2015.

About the recent arrests, the CID said Dr Moiz was one of the masterminds of the question leak gang. After passing the MBBS, he became a member of the gang through a coaching centre called Fame.

Dr Moiz has two money laundering cases against him, the CID said, adding that his wife Soheli, another arrestee, is a doctor at the National Institute of Ophthalmology.

The court has ordered to seize assets of five of the arrestees.

Eight of the arrestees made confessional statements before a Dhaka court while Dr Moiz and Dr Zobaidur each were placed on four-day remand and Moiz's wife Soheli on two-day remand.

Dr Raihan ran the private coaching centre called Primate while ZM Salehin was connected with the coaching centre called 3 Doctors. Dr Zobaidur Rahman was the owner of the Medico Coaching Centre.

Dr Imrul was involved in this racket through his father Abdul Quddus Sarkar, a retired headmaster at Mintu Memorial High School in Tangail, who formed a question paper leak syndicate in Tangail and Mymensingh, according to the CID.

Raids were conducted in different districts in connection with the case filed over the leaks under the Digital Security Act with Mirpur Police Station. With the new arrests, the number of arrestees in the case now stands at 23. 14 of them gave confessional statements before a Dhaka court.

After the arrest of ringleader Jasim, savings certificates worth Tk 21.27 crore in 38 of his accounts and Tk worth around 4 crore in his wife's bank savings were found.

Talking to this correspondent, CID Additional Superintendent of Police Jewel Chakma said medical admission test question papers were leaked on massive scales in 2006 and 2015. Besides, question papers were also leaked in 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013.

Around 10 coaching centres, based mostly in Dhaka, had been involved in the leaks. Several medical coaching centres -- including Medico, Primate, Fame, 3 Doctors, E Haque and Universal Coaching -- were found to be connected with the racket, he added.

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Medical College Entry Test: Questions leaked 10 times in 16yrs since 2001

CID busts racket, arrests 12 including seven doctors
medical admission test
Twelve people were arrested by CID on charges of leaking question papers of medical entry test exam. Photo: Collected

Twelve members of a racket involved in leaking question papers of the centralised medical college admission tests were arrested recently by the Criminal Investigation Department of Police.

There are seven doctors among the arrestees who were busted in separate drives between July 30 and August 9 from Dhaka, Tangail, Kishoreganj and Barishal.

The racket leaked question papers at least 10 times between 2001 and 2017, earning crores of money, Additional Inspector General of Police and CID chief Mohammad Ali Mia said at a press briefing at the CID Headquarters in the capital's Malibagh yesterday.

The people who have been arrested helped hundreds of students to enrol in medical colleges through illegal means, said the CID chief.

The CID has found evidence of transaction of crores of takas from their bank accounts, and the matter is currently under investigation for potential money laundering activities, he added.

The question papers of medical and dental college admission tests were leaked repeatedly from the printing press under the Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME), according to the CID.

Jasim Uddin Bhuiyan Munnu, who was busted in 2020, was the mastermind of this racket.

His cousin Abdus Salam, a machine operator at the DGME press, used to leak questions for many years, with help from influential DGME officials while Jasim used to spread the leaked questions all over the country, using a strong network, said CID officials.

The recent arrestees are: Dr Moiz Uddin Ahmed Pradhan, 50; Dr Soheli Zaman, 40'; Dr Mohammad Abu Raihan, Dr; ZM Salehin Shovon, 48; Dr Md Zobaidur Rahman Johny, 38; Dr Zillur Hasan Roni, 37; Dr Imrul Kayes Himel, 32; Abdul Quddus Sarkar, 63; Zahirul Islam Bhuiyan Muktar, 68; Roshan Ali Himu, 45; Akhtaruzzaman Tushar, 43; and Zahir Uddin Ahmed Bappi, 45.

Among them, Dr Moiz and Dr Soheli are a couple while Dr Imrul is the son of Abdul Quddus. Furthermore, ZM Salehin, Dr Roni, and Tushar were earlier arrested by Rab in 2015.

About the recent arrests, the CID said Dr Moiz was one of the masterminds of the question leak gang. After passing the MBBS, he became a member of the gang through a coaching centre called Fame.

Dr Moiz has two money laundering cases against him, the CID said, adding that his wife Soheli, another arrestee, is a doctor at the National Institute of Ophthalmology.

The court has ordered to seize assets of five of the arrestees.

Eight of the arrestees made confessional statements before a Dhaka court while Dr Moiz and Dr Zobaidur each were placed on four-day remand and Moiz's wife Soheli on two-day remand.

Dr Raihan ran the private coaching centre called Primate while ZM Salehin was connected with the coaching centre called 3 Doctors. Dr Zobaidur Rahman was the owner of the Medico Coaching Centre.

Dr Imrul was involved in this racket through his father Abdul Quddus Sarkar, a retired headmaster at Mintu Memorial High School in Tangail, who formed a question paper leak syndicate in Tangail and Mymensingh, according to the CID.

Raids were conducted in different districts in connection with the case filed over the leaks under the Digital Security Act with Mirpur Police Station. With the new arrests, the number of arrestees in the case now stands at 23. 14 of them gave confessional statements before a Dhaka court.

After the arrest of ringleader Jasim, savings certificates worth Tk 21.27 crore in 38 of his accounts and Tk worth around 4 crore in his wife's bank savings were found.

Talking to this correspondent, CID Additional Superintendent of Police Jewel Chakma said medical admission test question papers were leaked on massive scales in 2006 and 2015. Besides, question papers were also leaked in 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013.

Around 10 coaching centres, based mostly in Dhaka, had been involved in the leaks. Several medical coaching centres -- including Medico, Primate, Fame, 3 Doctors, E Haque and Universal Coaching -- were found to be connected with the racket, he added.

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