Jamalganj assistant commissioner (land) Arifur Rahman transferred to Sylhet Divisional Commissioner's office
Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Jamalganj upazila in Sunamganj, Md Arifur Rahman Shanto, has been transferred to the office of the Sylhet Divisional Commissioner after posting on Facebook about Jamalganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Shilpi Rani Modak. Sunamganj Additional Deputy Commissioner (overall) Md Matiur Rahman Khan confirmed the matter.
At around 10:30pm on Friday, Arifur Rahman made two consecutive posts from his official Facebook page. One post read, 'UNO Shilpi Rani Modak will be responsible for my death.' The other read, 'I resign from admin cadre.' After the two posts spread, discussion and criticism began in the area.
UNO Shilpi Rani Modak said Friday was her three-year-old daughter's birthday. At night, Arifur Rahman, along with his wife, cut the birthday cake at her home. After leaving the house, he posted on Facebook at around 10:30pm. Seeing the posts, many people went to his home, and police also arrived.
The UNO further said Arifur Rahman was behaving unusually at the time and could not recognise people he knew. She said he had earlier beaten an Ansar member at the house and broken table glass. A doctor from the upazila health complex also went there at the time.
When the upazila health complex's Resident Medical Officer Abdul Baten was called, he came and gave him a sleeping injection. Later, at around 2:30am, he was taken to Mount Adora Hospital in Sylhet for better treatment. From there he was also taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
Administration sources said that when Arifur Rahman began behaving unusually on Friday night, his wife took him to Sylhet with the help of the upazila administration. He was later transferred to a private hospital in Dhaka on Saturday for better treatment.
Arifur Rahman Shanto received treatment at a private hospital in Dhaka. After the treatment, he is now staying with his family at his own home in Chattogram.
Confirming the transfer to the Sylhet Divisional Commissioner's office, Additional Deputy Commissioner (overall) Md Matiur Rahman Khan said the family had informed them that Arifur Rahman had a pre-existing mental health problem. After treatment at a private hospital in Dhaka, he was taken to his home in Chattogram. He is now largely recovered and is with his family.
