Dhaka: The authorities have dismissed a sub-divisional engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) for prolonged unauthorized absence and professional misconduct, an official statement said today.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Ministry of Housing and Public Works has dismissed Sub-Divisional Engineer (Civil) Debtosh Deb on charges of ‘misconduct’ and ‘fleeing’ as he remained absent from his workplace without permission. The statement specified that Deb was dismissed from service through an order issued on August 12, 2025, under Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018, after exhausting required procedures and securing presidential approval.
The statement also mentioned that a departmental case was filed against the engineer, and a subsequent official investigation proved the charges before the issuance of the dismissal order, which was signed by Housing and Public Works Secretary M Nazrul Islam. It further detailed that Deb had traveled to Canada on a 15-day earned leave on February 27, 2024, to visit his ailing sister but failed to return to work after his leave expired, defying an official directive and ignoring a show cause notice.