Wasa MD Graft Case: Court asks ACC to submit probe report

A Dhaka court yesterday asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to submit, by April 10, a probe report on the documents submitted earlier regarding the allegation of Tk 132-crore embezzlement brought against Wasa managing director Taqsem A Khan and eight others.

Shahab Uddin Sarkar, secretary of Wasa Karmachari Bahumukhi Samabay Samity Ltd, a cooperative of Wasa employees, on August 2 last year submitted a series of documents to the ACC regarding the irregularities and corruption.

Judge Md Asaduzzaman of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after a short hearing on a case filed by Sarkar on November 10 last year, confirmed ACC public prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam.

Shahab also brought allegations against Wasa secretary Sharmin Haque Amir, former revenue inspector Mia Md Mizanur Rahman, additional chief engineer Akhtaruzzaman, revenue inspector Zakir Hossain, DWSNTP executive engineer Badrul Alam, former deputy manager and branch manager of Janata Bank's Karwan Bazar corporate branch Shyamal Biswas, deputy secretary of Janata Bank Sheikh Enayet Abdullah, and deputy chief accounts officer of Janata Bank Salekur Rahman.

Shahab, in the complaint, alleged that Taqsem and the eight accused withdrew around Tk 132 crore from the cooperative's account with Janata Bank without any approval of the committee concerned.