Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, former secretary to Bridges Division, was suspended yesterday as he was arrested and landed in jail for his alleged involvement in Padma bridge corruption conspiracy.
Abdus Sobhan Sikdar, senior secretary to Ministry of Public Administration, issued the order which was made effective from the date of Mosharraf's arrest on December 26 last year.
Mosharraf was made officer on special duty (OSD) hours after the Anti-Corruption Commission on December 17 filed a case against him and six others for conspiring to commit bribery in the project. He was then executive chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority at the Prime Minister's Office.

Later on December 26, he was arrested at Shahbagh in the capital and remanded for seven days. After the remand, he was sent to jail.
The World Bank cancelled its $1.2 billion funding for the project on June 29 last year, saying it had a proof of a "corruption conspiracy" involving Bangladeshi officials, executives of the Canadian firm and some individuals.
Later in September, the WB decided to revive the loan after the government agreed to the bank's conditions.