ACC arrests ex-DG of Coast Guard

The Anti-Corruption Commission today arrested former director general of Bangladesh Coast Guard Shafiq-ur-Rahman in Dhaka in connection with a corruption case.

A team of the anti-graft body arrested Rahman from his DOHS residence in Mohakhali area around 1:30am, reports Bangla daily Prothom Alo.

A case was filed against five people including Rahman with the now-defunct Bureau of Anti- Corruption (Bac) In 1998 for embezzling around Tk 7 crore while purchasing 11,100 metric tons of wheat, the daily reports quoting ACC sources.