Transfer 'corrupt' officials immediately

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday requested the director general of Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) to transfer its 23 “corrupt” officers and staffers on an “emergency basis”.

Some corrupt, authoritarian and power abusing officers and staffers of different offices of the DGHS have created a strong nexus, taking advantage of working at the same place for a long time, said ACC in a letter to the DG.

ACC also sent a copy of the letter to the cabinet secretary of Cabinet Division. The Daily Star has also obtained a copy.

“…these officials and staffers, misusing power, have amassed a huge amount of wealth. Many allegations have already been submitted and our intelligence unit is inquiring against them,” reads the letter.

“In this circumstance, the commission believes that to prevent corruption, they are needed to be transferred from their current workplace on an emergency basis,” it adds.

Meanwhile, ACC yesterday filed a case against two deputy general managers -- Imrul Islam and Shakir Mahmud Sharfuddin -- and 11 others for allegedly misappropriating around Tk 8 crore of BASIC Bank.

ACC's Deputy Assistant Director Mohammad Jinnatul Islam filed the case with Gulshan Police station.

ACC also arrested a surveyor of AC-Land office in Kishoreganj, Gias Uddin, while taking Tk 10,000 bribe from a client.

The commission also arrested an officer of Sonali Bank's Bhatia branch in Gopalganj, Aktar Hossain, for misappropriating about Tk 2.55 crore from the bank. He along with five others misappropriated the money through fake loan.

On November 29, 2017, ACC filed a case against the six with Kashiani Police Station.