ACC sues WDB officer, quizzes Narsingdi MP

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a case against an additional chief engineer of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) for allegedly misappropriating Tk 7.2 lakh.

Mohammad Sirajul Haque, assistant director of ACC, filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station against the BWDB official, KM Humayun Kabir.

According to the case statement, Humayun, as a project director, allegedly showed employment of four guards and peons in the pilot project named “Dredging of River Systems in Bangladesh” (first phase) by falsely creating “four vacant posts”.

Each of the fraudulent recruits were shown hired for Tk 10,000 a month, AD Sirajul of ACC said, adding, “This way, Humayun pocketed their salary of 18 months, worth Tk 7,20,000.”

In 2010, the government undertook the Tk 1,445.51-crore pilot project of capital dredging to reinstate navigability of the country's river systems, control floods and ensure irrigation for croplands.

NARSINGDI LAWMAKER QUIZZED

Meanwhile, the ACC yesterday quizzed Kamrul Ashraf Khan, lawmaker of Narsingdi-2, over the allegation of amassing wealth beyond known source of income.

ACC's Deputy Assistant Director Ekramur Reza quizzed him for more than an hour at the anti-graft watchdog's Segunbagicha headquarters.

Besides amassing illegal wealth, there are allegations against Kamrul for misappropriating money through irregularities during transport of fertiliser, said sources.