& çâÌæÚUæð´ ·¤è ¥ôÚU Îð¹Ùæ ÁæÚUè ÚU¹ð´ ¥ÍæüÌ ¥ÂÙð ÜÿØ ÂÚU ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´Ð ãæÚU Ù ×æÙð´, €UØô´ç·¤ ·¤æ× ·¤ÚUÙð âð ¥æÂ·¤ô ©gðàØ ·¤è Âýæç# ãôÌè ãñ ¥õÚU ÁèßÙ ·¤æ ¹æÜèÂÙ ÎêÚU ãôÌæ ãñÐ ÖÜð ãè ÁèßÙ ×ð´ ç·¤ÌÙè Öè ·¤çÆÙæ§ü €UØô´ Ù ¥æ°, çÁ™ææâæ ¥õÚU ©ˆâæã ÕÙæ° ÚU¹ð´Ð ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´, ÜÿØ ã×ðàææ ¥æÂ·Ô¤ Âæâ ãôÌð ãñ´ çÁ‹ãð´ ÂæÙð ·Ô¤ çÜ° ÂýØæâ ¥æÂ ·¤Öè Öè àæéM¤ ·¤ÚU â·¤Ìð ãñ´Ð

Special team to probe graft in edn sector

ACC okays charge sheet against Moudud for amassing wealth illegally

Staff Correspondent
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday said that it has formed a special team to probe into institutional corruption in various levels of the education sector.
Besides, the ACC yesterday approved a charge sheet against detained former law minister Moudud Ahmed for concealing information about wealth worth over Tk 4.50 crore and amassing wealth worth over Tk 9.04 crore beyond known sources of income.
The charge sheet will be submitted under sections 26 (2) and 27 (1) of ACC act 2004, and section 15 of Emergency Power Rules, 2007.
The commission also approved filing two FIRs (first information report) against Dr Flroz Mahmud Iqbal, assignment officer of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, on charges of abuse of power with the connivance of others and taking
As part of the commission's ongoing crusade against institutional corruption, the ACC investigators will look into alleged graft and illegal activities in education ministry, education directorate and educational institutions.
The four-member team, headed by ACC Deputy' Director Syed Iqbal Hossain, will investigate corruption in the process of bring-
ing educational institutions under MPO (monthly pay order), in admission process, and different financial irregularities.
The commission has already sent a letter to the education secretary asking it to extend cooperation to the team, providing logistic support and necessary documents and files. It has also asked the ministry to assign an official to tire ACC team as a liaison officer during the investigation.
Other members of the team are ACC Assistant Director SM Manjur Ahmed, ACC Deputy Assistant Director Jahangir Alam and ACC Assistant Inspector Ataul Kabir. The special team will have the authority to visit any office, department or branch of the ministry or directorate to conduct investiga-
The ACC had earlier formed such special teams to investigate graft and irregularities in Dhaka City Corporation, Roads and Highways Department (RHD), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and post and telecommunications ministry.
CASES AGAINST FIROZ
In one ofthe two cases, Firoz will be accused of causing a loss of Tk 24 lakh to the national exchequer with the connivance of Anisur Rahman, former executive engineer of LGED, and by constructing roads and digging ponds for personal and family benefit.
The second case will be filed against him for taltingTk 1.33 crore from the contractors of LGED and Tk 14 lakh from the contractors of RHD in bribe.
Meanwhile, senior vice president of First Security Bank SAM Salimullah and former Rupali Bank director Mohammad Hossain submitted their wealth statements to the ACC on May 8.