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ACC finds 2 BPC officials’ involvement in Tk 57cr scam
DHAKA, Feb 17, 2019 (BSS) -Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found
involvement of two officials including director and general manager GM) of
Standard Asiatic Oil Company Limited (SAOCL), a wing of state run Bangladesh
Petroleum Corporation (BPC).
ACC in its inquiry has found that SAOCL director Mohiuddin Ahmed and its
GM Mohammed Shahed in connivance with each others have misappropriated Taka
57 crore from the company, an ACC official release said.
Mohiuddin and his wife deposited or withdrew at least Taka 43 crore to
different bank accounts of their private organization ‘Pyramid Exim Limited
Company’ while Shahed deposited or withdrew Taka 14 core in separate bank
accounts in his private company ‘Goodwin Company’ in the last three years, it
also said.
The commission has found that the officials in connivance with each other
withdrew Taka 57 crore from different bank accounts of SAOCL and embezzled
the money
ACC initiated the inquiry on February 6 last with appointment of an
inquiry officer following receipt an allegation to this end over its hotline
106.
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