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Ex-IT Secy Ziaul Alam, arrested in CTG via nid data leak

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March 6, 2025, 12:30 p.m.

Last changed: March 06, 2025, 12:34 p.m.

Former senior secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), NM Ziaul Alam. Photo: collected

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Former senior secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), NM Ziaul Alam. Photo: collected

The police in the chatogram arrested the former high-ranking secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), NM Ziaul Alam, in connection with a case via the leak and the sale of national identity data (NID).

He was arrested in the early morning hours of Wednesday (March 5) from the residence of a doctor in the Panchlaish area of ​​the Chatogram Medical College.

According to the police, the doctor is the older brother of Alam's wife, and Alam has recently lived there.

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Mohammad Sulaiman (OC) of the police station (OC) in Panchlaish confirmed the arrest and said: “On the basis of information from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the former high -ranking secretary NM Ziaul Alam was arrested on Wednesday in the early morning.”

He added: “The case with the leak and the sale of NID data is currently being examined. As a result, they transfer the accused to Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon to receive further legal proceedings.”

On October 8 of the last year, a case was submitted against 19 people, including the former ICT consultant by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Sajeeb, the joy for allegations of the NID data injury and sale. The former ICT Senior -Secretary NM Ziaul Alam was also appointed one of the names accused in this case.