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ACC approves case against DGHS driver
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday approved a case against Abdul Malek, a driver of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) and his wife Nargis Begum.
Assistant director of ACC's head office Syed Nazrul Islam lodged the cases on February 14,2021.
According to the first case, Abdul Malek (currently suspended) has amassed Tk 1,50,31,810 illegally but submitted a false statement of Tk 93,53,648 to the ACC.
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Malek was also made lone accused in the first case for concealing information regarding his wealth.
Malek and his wife Nargis Begum were made accused in the second case.
According to the second case statement, Malek directly assisted his wife in acquiring wealth worth Tk 1,10,92,050 beyond known sources of income.
Regent Hospital scam: ACC approves chargesheet against ex-DGHS DG, 5 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday approved a charge sheet against six people including former Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS) Abul Kalam Azad in a case over Regent Hospital scam.
Azad was not initially named in the case but the charge sheet added his name after an investigation, Deputy Director of ACC Public Relations office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB.
Deputy Director of the anti-graft commission Farid Ahmed Patwary filed the case against five people with Dhaka Coordinated Office-1 on September 23 last year for embezzling Tk 1.37 crore by issuing fake Covid test certificates from Regent Hospital.
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The five others accused in the case are - Regent Chairman Shaheduzzan, former DGHS Director Aminul Hasan, Deputy Director Yunus Ali, Assistant Director Shafiur Rahman, and Research Officer Didarul Islam.
Last year, numerous incidents of mismanagement and irregularities in the health sector got exposed when physicians of some government hospitals, including Mugda General Hospital, complained of receiving low-quality masks and protective equipment.
Then issuance of fake Covid-19 certificates by some hospitals triggered huge criticisms at home and abroad.
The scandal came to light with a drive at Regent Hospitals on July 6 and the Regent Group head office along with its hospitals was subsequently sealed off.
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Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Regent Hospital chairman Mohammad Shahed from Komorpur border in Debhata upazila of Satkhira district early July 15 on charge of issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.
Quader says ACC is welcome to probe his ministry for corruption
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged the Anti-Corruption Commission to conduct graft investigation in his ministry assuring that the government will not obstruct it.
Quader said this during a virtual meeting with the officials of BRTC on Monday,
“I am calling for investigating the ministry of road transport and bridges by the Anti-Corruption Commission. There will be no obstruction from the government. If there is any corruption, take action,” he said.
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Underling the importance keeping service organisations like BRTC corruption-free, the minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government has adopted a zero tolerance policy against corruption.
He said past non-Awami League government turned BRTC into a den of corruption. The greedy people must be checked to make the institutions free of corruption, he said.
Also read: President Hamid urges ACC to go hard after the corrupt people
President Hamid urges ACC to go hard after the corrupt people
President Abdul Hamid on Sunday asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to take necessary steps to ensure punishment of the corrupt.
The President made the call while the ACC Chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah and Commissioner Md Zahurul Haque met him at Bangabhaban this evening.
President's press secretary Joynal Abedin told reporters that during the meeting, the ACC chairman briefed the President about the overall activities of the commission and raised the issue of ACC office infrastructure and manpower crisis.
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Mentioning that Bangladesh is moving forward on the path of development and progress, President Hamid said that prevention of corruption is essential for making it sustainable.
He said that initiatives should be taken by the educational institutions, society and family so that the young generation can grow up with attitude to hate corruption.
The President hoped that the commission would take strict measures to curb institutional corruption as well as informal corruption.
HC orders investigation on assets and bank accounts of Rajarbagh Pir
The High Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate the assets and bank accounts held by Rajarbagh Darbar Sharif and its Pir Dillur Rahman and submit a report accordingly.
The court also directed Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC) of police to investigate if the Pir has any connection with any militant group.
The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order issuing a rule during a hearing on the writ petition filed by eight people harassed by false cases filed across the country by the Pir and his followers.
The court also directed the Criminal investigation Department (CID) to submit an investigation report within 60-days on all the false cases filed by the Pir and his followers.
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In the rule, the court questioned why legal actions will not be taken against the accused for filing false, confusing and harassing cases making 20 including the senior secretary of the home ministry and police chief respondents.
Advocate Shishir Monir presented the petitioner’s side during the hearing while Deputy Attorney General Bipul Bagmar stood for the state.
On September 16, the eight victims filed the writ petition which said the syndicate of Pir Dillur Rahman violated their basic rights bestowed by articles 27, 31, 32 of the constitution in filing the false criminal cases against them.
Earlier on June 7, Ekramul Ahsan Kanchan, 55, resident of Shantibagh area in Dhaka filed a writ petition before the court to quash the 49 false cases filed against him across the country by syndicate of the Rajarbagh Pir.
Following which, the High Court directed CID to investigate the matter.
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According to CID’s investigation report the Pir and his syndicate was pressuring Ekramul to handover a portion of his and his brother’s land in the name of Darbar Sharif which he denied.
Being upset Pir and his followers filed number of cases, including violence against women, rape, robbery, human trafficking against Ekramul in different districts.
On September 8, upon the submission of the report High Court expressed surprise over the Pir syndicate grabbing other’s lands and assets.
ACC asks a Gazipur district register to submit wealth statement
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday asked District Register of Gazipur Ohidul Islam and his wife Khujista Akhtar Banu to submit their wealth statements.
Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB, the commission has issued a notice in this regard.
The notice sought statement of their all immovable or movable property acquired by them and their dependents.
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The source of income and the detailed information on how those were acquired will have to be submitted to the ACC within 21 working days of receiving the notice.
If they fail to submit the statements within the stipulated time or submit false statement, action will be taken against them as per sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act.
ACC sues BRTA official for misappropriation of govt money
The Anti- Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Wednesday filed a case against an assistant director of BRTA, Noakhali for misappropriating almost TK 13 crore.
Muhammad Arif Sadeq, an official at commission’s public relations, told UNB that the case against Farhanul Haque was filed at Dhaka Coordinated Office,ACC-1 after the investigation.
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According to the case statement, Farhanul transacted TK 12 crore 84 lakh from November 5, 2012 to 2020 in an illegal manner through ten accounts in name of his mother and brother.
He operated their accounts in Standard Chartered Bank, UCBL Bank, Sonali Bank and IDLC.
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Farhanul joined BRTA as an assistant director on September 9, 2012.
ACC approves corruption charges against 7 doctors and 4 others
The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday approved charge-sheets against 11 people, including seven doctors and three contractors for irregularities in procurement of drugs for Maternal and Child Health Training Institute.
Investigation Officer Deputy Director Mohammad Abu Bakr filed the case with Dhaka Coordinated Office -1 in 2019.
According to the case statement, the ACC investigated allegations of corruption in various purchases for the institute in Azimpur from 2014-15 to 2016-17.
In the financial year 2014-15, as per the work order, a bill of Tk 32 lakh 91 thousand 720 was paid to the contractor for the supply of medicines.
However, the maximum price of the same drug is TK16 lakh 45 thousand 298 according to the retail price and the price of the Department of Drug Administration. The rest of the money has been paid extra.
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Thus, money has been embezzled in the same process in four financial years, according to the charges.
The charge-sheeted people are - Proprietor of Monarch Establishment Fatenur Islam,
Owner of Nafisa Business Corner Sheikh Idris Uddin (Chanchal), Proprietor of Santana Traders Nizamur Rahman Chowdhury, former Supervisor of Maternal and Child Health Training Institute of Azimpur, Dhaka and President of Tender Evaluation Committee Dr. Israt Jahan,former Principal of Family Welfare Inspector Training Institute and Member of Tender Evaluation Committee Dr. Parveen Haque Chowdhury, former Junior Consultant (Os / Gynaecology) of the Training Institute and Member-Tender Evaluation Committee Dr. Mahfuza Khatun, former Assistant Co-ordinator (Training and Research) and Member of Tender Evaluation Committee Dr. Chinmoy Kanti Das, former Medical Officer of Dhaka District Civil Surgeon's Office and Member of Tender Evaluation Committee ( now Deputy Director of Department of Health) Dr. Saiful Islam, Medical Officer (Children) of the Training Institute, Member of Market Price Verification Committee and Member Secretary of Tender Evaluation Committee Dr. Begum Mahfuza Dilara Akhter, Medical Officer of the Institute and President of Market Price Verification Committee Dr. Nazrina Begum, and former Administrative Officer of the same Training Institute and Member of Market Price Verification Committee Zahirul Islam ( currently working as Assistant Upazila Family Planning Officer in Nayakhali Sadar).
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Following complaints, ACC launches drive against Jibon Bima MD
The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday launched a drive against the managing director of Jibon Bima Corporation in the wake of allegations against him of recruitment trade by leaking questions in various appointments.
Assistant Director of ACC co-ordinated Office, Dhaka- 1 Mohammad Neyamul Ahsan Gazi launched a drive against Zahurul Haque, the MD of Jibon Bima Corporation, in the wake of the allegations received by the ACC Enforcement Unit.
During the operation, the ACC team visited the office on the spot and collected several records including questions and answer sheets of recruitment tests.
In this context, the statements of the concerned officials including the MD and Director (Administration) have been recorded.
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The ACC team will submit a full report to the commission to take effective action after collecting more information, evidence and records to find out the truth.
ACC received complaints of having made more than TK 40 crore against Zahurul Haque.
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The organisation took exams in different categories post to appoint 512 employees recently.
Tk 850-cr missing: ACC questions mid-level officers at Ctg Custom House
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday interrogated a revenue officer and seven assistant revenue officers of Chittagong Custom House as part of investigation into allegations of embezzlement of government funds by evading revenue of Tk 850 crore.
Deputy Director of ACC public relations office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB over the phone that assistant revenue officers Saifun Nahar Johnny, Mirza Saeed Hasan Farman, Mahmudul Hasan Munshi, Mahbubar Rahman, Omar Farooq, Saiful Islam, Mahmuda Akter Lipi, and Revenue Officer Saiful Islam were all questioned today.
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According to ACC, the officials embezzled the amount using the IDs of two recently transferred officials, and with the support of seven Clearing and Forwarding agents.
They abused their power for various irregularities and corruption, the Commission also said.