2 ex- engineers get 10- yr jail for misappropriation

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Chittagong Bureau :
Chittagong Special Divisional court in a verdict here on Wednesday awarded two former T&T engineers with 10 years imprisonment for misappropriating TK 64 lakh through cheque fraudulence.Judge Mir Ruhul Amin delivered the verdict convicting former divisional engineer Kamrul Hasan and his assistant Engr. Mohammad Hossain, court sources said.
The then Bureau of Anti Corruption during an investigation found that Kamrul Hasan and his assistant Mohammad Hossain misappropriated TK 64 lakh through fraudulence of bank cheques from May 10 to August 9 in 1993. AK M Nurul Huda, inspector of the then Bureau of Anti Corruption on Oct 30, 1999 filed a case against former divisional engineer Kamrul Hasan and his assistant Mohammad Hossain on charges of misappropriating TK 64 lakh through fraudulence means.
The court framed charges against them on May 30, 2013 and delivered the verdict after examining 7 witnesses out of 22.The court also fined them TK 32 lakh, in default to suffer one year more imprisonment.
The court ordered deputy commissioner of Chittagong to realize the money from his wealth. The accused persons were absent while delivering the verdict.
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