ACC arrests land ministry official on graft charge

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested an official of the land ministry in connection with a corruption case filed against him. An ACC team arrested Kutub Uddin Ahmed from Segunbagicha in Dhaka, around 1:30pm, in a case filed against him with the Gulshan Police Station, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The Independent.

ACC deputy-director Mirza Zahidul Alam led the team which made the arrest. According to the case statement, Kutub Uddin, administrative officer of the land ministry, allotted a 10-katha plot in Gulshan in the names of some of his relatives, including his father-in-law, using fake documents.

Apart from the case, many graft allegations against Kutub Uddin are now being investigated by the ACC, sources said.

ACC arrests land ministry official on graft charge

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested an official of the land ministry in connection with a corruption case filed against him. An ACC team arrested Kutub Uddin Ahmed from Segunbagicha in Dhaka, around 1:30pm, in a case filed against him with the Gulshan Police Station, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The Independent. ACC deputy-director Mirza Zahidul Alam led the team which made the arrest. According to the case statement, Kutub Uddin, administrative officer of the land ministry, allotted a 10-katha plot in Gulshan in the names of some of his relatives, including his father-in-law, using fake documents. Apart from the case, many graft allegations against Kutub Uddin are now being investigated by the ACC, sources said.