Remand plea for shipping chief engineer held with bribe

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has prayed to a Dhaka court for granting seven days' remand to chief engineer and surveyor of the Department of Shipping SM Nazmul Huq who was caught red-handed while taking a bribe of Tk 5 lakh at a restaurant in Dhaka on April 12.

ACC's Assistant Director Abdul Wadud, also the investigating officer of the case, filed the remand petition on Wednesday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Pranab Kumar Hui has fixed tomorrow (Thursday) for hearing the remand petition.

Earlier on April 12, a team of Anti-Corruption Commission launched a drive at a restaurant in Segunbagicha of the capital and arrested Nazmul Huq while taking bribe of Tk 5 lakh.

ACC's Assistant Director Abdul Wadud filed a case with Ramna Model Thana in this regard.

On July 18 last year, the ACC arrested Fakhrul Islam, former chief engineer and surveyor of the same department was caught red-handed with bribe.


risingbd/Dhaka/April 18, 2018/Mamun Khan/AI