Businessman arrested over graft charges
UNB
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday arrested a businessman from Bogra in a graft case.
ACC assistant director Md Aminul Islam arrested executive director of M/s South Delta Shipping and Trading Limited Md Moshiur Rahman Khan from Adamdighi area of Bogra, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB.
Earlier in the day, the ACC filed a case against three people, including Moshiur Rahman, with Adamdighi Police Station for allegedly stealing fertiliser worth Tk 6 crore from a government godown.
The other accused in the case are former godown in-charge of Shantahar Buffer Godown of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) Md Nabir Uddin Khan and its former assistant accountant Md Maksudur Rahman.
According to the case statement, M/s South Delta Shipping and Trading Limited in collusion with other accused swindled about 3,890 tonnes of urea, which was supposed to be supplied to Shantihar Buffer Godown, preparing fake bill documents.
The case was filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947.
