Tk 40 Lakh Bribe Scam
Ex-ACC director Basir seeks bail
Suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission Khandaker Enamul Basir yesterday submitted a petition to the High Court, seeking bail in a case filed over the transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.
He submitted the petition through his lawyer, claiming he is innocent and has become a “victim of circumstances”.
His counsel Jamal Hossain told The Daily Star that the HC will hear the petition tomorrow.
On July 16, ACC Director Sheikh Md Fanafillah filed the case with the ACC’s Dhaka District Coordination Office-1 under the anti-money laundering act, on charges of taking Tk 40 lakh in bribe from suspended deputy inspector general of police Mizanur Rahman.
Following a TV news report -- in which Mizan alleged that Basir took the bribe from him for clearing him of corruption charges, ACC formed a three-member investigation committee headed by Fanafillah, and suspended Basir.
In May last year, ACC launched an inquiry into the wealth of Mizan, tasking Basir with the job.
On July 1, the HC handed suspended DIG Mizan to police, after he appeared before it and sought bail in the corruption case.
Earlier on June 24, ACC filed the case with its Integrated District Office in Dhaka against Mizan, his wife Sohelia Anar Ratna and nephew Mahmudul Hasan, a sub-inspector of police, on charges of amassing over Tk 3 crore beyond known sources of income.