The Parliament Secretariat has urged the public, government and private institutions, media organisations and all other stakeholders to verify the authenticity of any demi-official (DO) or official letter purportedly issued by the Jatiya Sangsad before acting on it, following the detection of forged documents bearing the identity of the Deputy Speaker.
In a statement on Monday, the Secretariat said fraudsters have been forging the Deputy Speaker’s signature, official letterhead, government logo and memo number to prepare fake DO letters and submit them to various ministries and government offices in an attempt to secure undue advantages.
It said a forged DO letter used for such purposes recently came to its attention.
It also stated that the letter in question was not issued by the Jatiya Sangsad and has no connection with it.
The statement said forging and using the name, logo, official letterhead or other government identifiers of the country’s legislature to create confusion constitutes a punishable offence under the law.
It said the relevant authorities have been instructed to take necessary legal action over the incident.