The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to file 11 cases against 22 officials of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) for misappropriating Tk 40.63 crore.

ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal told the Commission's regular briefing yesterday that the anti-graft watchdog has approved the filing of the cases against the officials of BTCL, formerly known as Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB).

Seven cases will be filed against 14 officials for misappropriating Tk 32.55 crore from 2000-01 to 2006-07 fiscal in the name of repairing vehicles through fake vouchers.

Those to be accused in all the seven cases are Raich-ur-Rahman, Mostafa Hanif Chowdhury, Abdul Goni, Noni Gopal Ghosh, Fakhrul Haider Chowdhury, Zafar Sadek, Sheikh M Shafiullah, Abul Kashem, Saedul Haque, Shahajahan Mian, Fazlul Haque (2), Fazlul Haque (1), Ahsan Ali and M Faruk.

Another four cases will be lodged against eight BTCL officials for misappropriating Tk 8.08 crore from 2004-05 to 2007-08 fiscal. The misappropriated money was shown as conveyance allowance.

Those to be implicated in the four cases are Ayub Reza Pahlavi, Abdul Latif, Amir Hossain, Mujibur Rahman, Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury, Fazlur Rahman, Sirajul Islam and Badiul Alam.

All the 11 cases will be filed under sections 420/409/109 of the Penal Code and section of 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.