Minister Mosharraf acquitted of graft charge

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UNB, Chittagong :
A court here on Thursday acquitted Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain of graft charge in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Chittagong Metropolitan Special judge Mir Md Ruhul Amin passed the order.
Meanwhile, the court ordered starting trial against another accused in the case Awami League leader Fakhrul Anwar after framing charges against him.
On November 22, 2007, the ACC filed the case with Double Mooring police station against Mosharraf on charge of amassing Tk 3cr wealth and concealing information.
Following a writ petition, the HC on November 20, 2012 quashed the proceedings of the case against Mosharraf.
The Supreme Court on May 8, 2016 cleared the way for the ACC to resume investigation into the corruption case against him.
One of the accused, former AL lawmaker and Hotel Golden Inn Managing Director Rafiqul Anwar died earlier.
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