Education ministry today transferred 30 officials of BCS education, most of them working in Dhaka, to different positions outside of the capital.

The ministry issued a circular signed by Fatema Tul Zannat, senior assistant secretary, in this regard this afternoon.

The transfer order came amid widespread allegations of question paper leak in SSC examinations.

The officials, who have been transferred, were based in Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE), Dhaka Education Board, National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), Inspection and Audit Department and other education boards in Barisal, Jessore, Comilla, Khulna and Dinajpur.