Padma graft accused suspended

The government has suspended former Bridges Division Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan following his detention in a case over graft allegations in the Padma bridge project

Staff CorrespondentStaff correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 16 Jan 2013, 05:43 AM
Updated : 16 Jan 2013, 05:56 AM

”As he was detained in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Dec 17 and been in jail since Dec 26, he stands suspended from the date of his arrest,” a government circular said, citing bureaucratic regulations in the country.

After nearly six months of initial investigation, the anti-graft body on Dec 17 sued seven high-ranking government officials for their suspected involvement in a conspiracy to exchange bribes to appoint Canadian firm SNC-Lavalin Corp as the Padma project's consultant.

Two of them, including Mosharraf, was arrested on Dec 26.