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RAJSHAHI, April 2, 2026 (BSS) - Five members of the Fire Service and Civil Defense have been withdrawn after attempting to collect 300 liters of petrol and octane from a filling station in the name of their office using a fake requisition letter.

They have been withdrawn from the Nowhata Station under Paba Upazila in Rajshahi and attached to the headquarters in Dhaka.
 
The five withdrawn personnel are - Leader Robiul Alam, driver Azizur Rahman, and firefighters Zakir Hossain, Yasir Arafat, and Abbas Ali.

This information was confirmed by Warehouse Inspector Niranjan Sarkar, the in-charge of the Fire Service’s Nowhata Station in Rajshahi.
 
He said, “I was on leave. I came to the office this (Thursday) morning. I didn’t even get time to issue show-cause notices or seek explanations from them. Once the incident came to light, the headquarters immediately closed them and brought them to Dhaka. They left the station around 9 PM last night (Wednesday) for Dhaka.”
 
Niranjan Sarkar added, “I arrived in Rajshahi while they reached Dhaka. I haven’t even met them. There will be an investigation now, and departmental action will be taken afterward.”
 
It is known that when Station Chief Niranjan Sarkar went on leave, he assigned responsibility to Leader Robiul Alam. 

On Wednesday, Robiul Alam prepared a fake requisition letter in the name of the office. He then loaded drums and barrels onto a government vehicle and went to a nearby filling station to collect fuel.
 
They initially took 200 liters of petrol and then an additional 100 liters of octane. At that time, police personnel present there became suspicious. After contacting higher authorities of the Fire Service, they learned that there was no requirement for petrol or octane at the station.
 
The 300 liters of fuel were then taken back from them. Fire Service officials have initially learned that the five individuals used a fake requisition letter and a government vehicle to collect fuel for their personal motorcycles.