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Education sector graft probe makes little headway

Staff Correspondent
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACO makes little headway in the investigation into institutional graft in education sector as most of the officials involved in MPO (monthly pay order) enlistment of educational institutions have already retired and become unreachable.
The anti-corruption watchdog also plans to bring amendment to its Act in the wake of graft-suspects getting bail in the cases filed by it
Meanwhile, ACC yesterday approved four proposed chargesheets to be submitted against seven people including Tariqul Rahman Prince, son-in-law of former land adviser Justice Fazlul Haque, on charges of not submitnng wealth statements, abuse of power, and misappropriating money.
The persons involved in MPO enlistment are being questioned But the work appears a bit difficult as most of them have retired and are unreachable.' said Director General (Admin) Col Hanif Iqbal at a rounne press briefing at the ACC Headquarters.
The ACC is currently examining documents collected from different MPO enlisted colleges. The names of BM College and Pirojpur Suhrawardy College have been added afresh to the list
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The ACC also asked for a survey the University Grants Commission conducted on private universities.
Meantime, an ACC team formed to investigate institutional corruption at Roads & Highways Department visited several RHD projects yesterday.
On sending a list of 18,000 graft -suspects to the government. Hanif explained that it was earlier necessary for government officials to get clearance from now-defunct bureau of anti-corruption before promotion.
The government officials had to make it clear that there was no t criminal charge or ongoing crimi-nal investigation against them at the time of getting promotion, he added.
/ks the process was time and manpower consuming. ACC has taken an effort to ease it. An inter-ministerial meeting has decided that the commission would send the records to the establishment ministry, which would forward those to respective departments and offices.
•We're planning to bring the amendment so that it would be a must for a bail seeker to make ACC a party in bail petition. In accor-
dance with the existing law the bail seekers are making the state a party and getting bail," Hanif said.
"At present ACC has to apply for becoming a party in bail prayers and by the time it gets permission, the bail seeker secures bail," he added.
CHARGE-SHEET
The charge-sheet against Tariqul will be submitted under section 26 (2) (Ka) of the ACC Act. 2004 for not submitting wealth statement.
Former managing director of Rupantorita Prakritik Gas Company Limited (RPGCL) .ABM Fazle Elahi will be charged with misappropriation of about Tk 25.38 lakh. The charge-sheet will be submitted under 17 (Ka) of the ACC Act. 2004, and 5 (2) of the Corruption Prevention Act, 1947.
Former project manager of Aggregated Maize Development Project Javed Iqbal will be charged for not submitting his wealth statement.
In another charge-sheet Mohammad Ullah, principal officer of Agrani Bank. Green Road branch, who has been temporarily suspended, will be charged for misappropriating about Tk 29.96 lakh through power abuse.