Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday approved a charge sheet against seven persons, including a suspended official of the Finance Ministry, in a graft case filed on charge of allegedly embezzling Tk 1.31 crore from the ministry through forgery.
The ACC in a written statement said that its top officials had scrutinised the final investigation report submitted by its inquiry officer and sanctioned the charge against the accused under ACC Act-2004, Section-32.
Besides, the Commission decided to take departmental action against Zebun Nesa, former ACAO, CAO (Finance Division) of the Finance Ministry and the incumbent Deputy Director of Post Wire and Telecommunications Audit Directorate.
The alleged accused are Mohammad Shariful Islam, SAS Super (Finance Department) of the Finance Ministry (Temporary suspended), Mohammad Sadequl Islam, Owner of M/S Siam Croup Care, Tanveer Sarker, Khadiza Khatun Dina, Firoz Kabir, Mohammad Murad Marshed and Mussammat Sufiya Begum.
The investigation report says, Shariful in collaboration with others opened six accounts with the Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited and connected Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) account, a digital system of transferring the government employees and officials’ salary, in their accounts.
Thus, he transferred about Tk 1.31 crore in their accounts.
Later, the accused withdrawing
the money shared among themselves at proportional rate.
ACC Deputy Director SM Sahidur Rahman carried out the investigation work. The Commission filed the case with Ramna Police Station on July 4 in 2013 under the Money Laundering Prevention Act- 2012, Section- 4(2) and 4(3).
The Commission Public Relation Officer (PRO) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The New Nation that the charge sheet would be submitted in the court shortly.
It should be noted, in November, the Commission also submitted a charge sheet against Shariful Islam in another graft case.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday approved a charge sheet against seven persons, including a suspended official of the Finance Ministry, in a graft case filed on charge of allegedly embezzling Tk 1.31 crore from the ministry through forgery.
The ACC in a written statement said that its top officials had scrutinised the final investigation report submitted by its inquiry officer and sanctioned the charge against the accused under ACC Act-2004, Section-32.
Besides, the Commission decided to take departmental action against Zebun Nesa, former ACAO, CAO (Finance Division) of the Finance Ministry and the incumbent Deputy Director of Post Wire and Telecommunications Audit Directorate.
The alleged accused are Mohammad Shariful Islam, SAS Super (Finance Department) of the Finance Ministry (Temporary suspended), Mohammad Sadequl Islam, Owner of M/S Siam Croup Care, Tanveer Sarker, Khadiza Khatun Dina, Firoz Kabir, Mohammad Murad Marshed and Mussammat Sufiya Begum.
The investigation report says, Shariful in collaboration with others opened six accounts with the Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited and connected Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) account, a digital system of transferring the government employees and officials’ salary, in their accounts.
Thus, he transferred about Tk 1.31 crore in their accounts.
Later, the accused withdrawing
the money shared among themselves at proportional rate.
ACC Deputy Director SM Sahidur Rahman carried out the investigation work. The Commission filed the case with Ramna Police Station on July 4 in 2013 under the Money Laundering Prevention Act- 2012, Section- 4(2) and 4(3).
The Commission Public Relation Officer (PRO) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The New Nation that the charge sheet would be submitted in the court shortly.
It should be noted, in November, the Commission also submitted a charge sheet against Shariful Islam in another graft case.
