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| Manju, family sued for graft |
| 2007-07-27 |
| Two graft cases have been filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former communications minister Anwar Hossain Manju, his wife Tasnima Hossain, their daughter Shima Hossain and another person. The cases were filed with Dhanmondi and Ramna police stations in the capital on Wednesday accusing them of taking Tk 1 crore and Tk 75 lakh in bribe from two construction firms. The other accused in the cases is Mahmood Hossain, executive director of Aegis Textile Mills Ltd. In the case filed with Ramna Police Station, ACC Assistant Director Sheikh Faiaz Alam said the accused persons in connivance with each other took Tk 75 lakh in bribe from China National Overseas Engineering Corporation sometime between February 13 and February 18, 2001 to get them secure work order of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD). Manju was then communications minister. |
| Posted by:Fred |