Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor on Wednesday demanded exemplary punishment to the responsible police officer for the alleged torture of a BB official. Dr Atiur Rahman, Governor came up with the call in a letter to Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque. “I am requesting you (IGP) to ensure exemplary punishment to the sub-inspector after an investigation so that not only the BB official but also no innocent people become victim of torture in the future,” the BB governor chief said in the letter.Golam Rabbi, an assistant director of BB, was allegedly tortured by police on Saturday night.According to the victim, Sub-inspector Masud Shikder of Mohammadpur Police Station and his team beat him up for Tk 5 lakh, on Taj Mahal Road. The officer also threatened to kill Rabbi in “crossfire” and falsely implicate him in narcotics case. “The BB official was subject to abusive words and tortured without any offence. So, I am demanding exemplary punishment to the responsible police officer after an investigation to ensure justice,” he added. The BB governor, however, thanked the IGP for closing Masud Shikder from Mohammadpur Police Station two days after the incident. When asked, AFM Asaduzzaman, a General Manager of BB, confirmed to The New Nation that the BB chief sent a demy official (DO) letter to Inspector General of Police in this regard.Meanwhile, Rabbi was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday with pain in the head and shoulder.
