The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against three persons including Chief Assistant (Cash) of Tejgaon Thana Health Complex Anisur Rahman for embezzling over Tk44 crore from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare by forging the signature for hospital construction projects in Gopalganj and Sirajganj.
ACC's Deputy Director SMM Akhtar Hamid Bhuya filed two cases at the ACC's integrated district office Dhaka-1 on Sunday.
ACC Deputy Director (Public Relations) Muhammad Arif Sadek confirmed the matter on Monday.
The accused are – Chief Assistant (Cash) of Tejgaon Thana Health Complex Anisur Rahman, M Jahan Traders Proprietor Mohsin Ali and the owner of Green Traders Mahfuz Huda.
According to ACC case statement, the accused embezzled over Tk21 crore allocated for the Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College and Nursing College project in Gopalganj by creating fake bill-vouchers and withdrawing the amount from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Similarly, they also embezzled over Tk21 crore by submitting fake bills and by forging the signature of the project director at Shahid M Mansoor Ali Medical College and 500-bed Medical College Hospital in Sirajganj.
According to ACC, they have been charged under Section 406/409/420/467/471/109 of the Penal Code as well as Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
