RAJUK ex-chief engineer sent to jail

Staff Correspondent: Former chief engineer of Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakhkha (RAJUK) Md Emdadul Islam was sent to jail in an ACC case filed in connection with corruption.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Amirul Haydar Chowdhury passed the order rejecting bail plea on Thursday.

ACC deputy director and investigation officer (IO) Mahbubul Alam produced him before the court. Meanwhile, Emdadul Islam's lawyer sought bail in the case.

Earlier, in the day, a team of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday arrested former chief engineer of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Md Emdadul Islam for concealing wealth information.

According to ACC, Emdadul concealed information about Tk 10.18 million and amassed Tk 8.7 million from unknown sources.


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