BSS
  20 Jul 2025, 17:12

Ex-chief engineer of BPDB jailed in graft case

DHAKA, July 20, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today convicted and sentenced Md Shahidul Alam, 67, former Chief Engineer of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), to six-year rigorous imprisonment in a graft case.

Judge Md Zakaria Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 pronounced the 
judgment and also fined the accused Taka 40,000, in default, to suffer six- month more behind bars.

The court sentenced him to three years imprisonment under section 26 (2) and three years imprisonment under section 27 (1) of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Act. The two sentences of jail will, however, run concurrently.

The ACC on October 25, 2017, filed the case against Shahidul Alam for 
concealing information about wealth of Taka 24.42 lakh. 

The court on June 25, 2019, framed charges against the accused.