PIO held in Laxmipur on graft charge
Published : 04 Feb 2018, 12:32
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested the project implementation officer (PIO) of Raipur upazila from Natunbazar area of the upazila on Saturday on graft charge.
Assistant director of ACC Rangamati coordinated district office with the help of police arrested Delwar Hossain, son of Nawab Ali hailing from Burichang upazila of Comilla, in the afternoon, said officer-in-charge of Raipur Police Station AKM Azizur Rahman Miah.
Two cases were filed with Langadu Police Station in Rangamati against Delwar in 2011 and 2012 for misappropriating government rice while he was the PIO of Langadu upazila.
According to the case statements, Delwar embezzled 43.32 tonnes of rice allotted for filling the playground of Tekapara Non-govt Primary School and 2,076 kg more meant for the poor fishermen.
Source: unb