A team of Rajshahi’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) recovered Tk22.87 lakh in cash from an almirah of a senior clerk at the national savings bureau branch in Naogaon.
The anti-graft body detained Hasan Ali and handed him over to the Naogaon Sadar police on Wednesday, said Rajshahi ACC Assistant Director Md Alamgir Hossain. “He has been sent to jail following a court order in the afternoon.”
The ACC officials believe that the money is a part of the Tk2.37 crore which mysteriously disappeared from the office last year.
The district office sold Tk2.37 crore in savings bonds to some 62 individuals in 2018, which was not deposited to the government exchequer as per the rules.
In this regard, Nasir Hossain, acting savings officer, filed a case with Naogaon Sadar Model police station against Saddam Hossain, an office assistant, on June 15.
Later, the ACC launched an investigation into the matter when the case was handed over to them.
On June 25, Saddam Hossain was detained and interrogated; from his statement and other sources, the ACC learned that Clerk Hasan Ali was involved in the embezzlement and the money was hidden in his almirah at the district office.
