Jail official suspended for trying to sell yaba

A deputy jailer of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj was suspended yesterday for trying to sell yaba tablets through a person outside the jail.

The deputy jailer is Mominul Islam.

Five months back, 59 yaba pills were recovered from a prison guard and those were kept at the establishment department, Mahbubul Islam, jailer of Dhaka Central Jail, told The Daily Star.

He said a departmental case was filed against the guard in connection with the recovery of yaba pills.

Before the case was disposed of, Mominul on Wednesday tried to sell those 59 pills through an outsider. On information, the jail authorities recovered the pills from  the outsider, carried out an investigation and found Mominul's involvement in the incident, said Mahbubul.

He added that they informed the authorities of the matter and Mominul was suspended yesterday.

This newspaper could not reach Mominul to get his comments.