Govt. dismisses PWD engineer for misconduct, unauthorised absence

The authorities have dismissed a sub-divisional engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) for prolonged unauthorised absence and professional misconduct, an official statement said on Thursday.

“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 ministry statement read.

It said Deb was dismissed from service through an order issued on August 12, 2025, under the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018, after exhausting the required procedures and securing the presidential approval.

According to the statement, a departmental case was filed against the engineer while a subsequent official investigation proved the charges ahead of issuance of the dismissal order, signed by Housing and Public Works Secretary M Nazrul Islam.

It said Deb went to Canada on a 15-day earned leave on February 27, 2024, to visit his ailing sister, but remained absent from his workplace despite the expiry of his leave, defying an official directive and ignoring a show cause notice.