The Anti-Corruption Commission submitted three charge sheets against 14 people, including seven physicians, in three cases filed on charges of embezzling Tk 3.63 crore through irregularities in the purchase of medical equipment for Azimpur Maternity and Child Health Training Institute.
ACC assistant director Ataur Rahman Sarker submitted the charge sheets to Dhaka special judge courts following approval of the聽 commission on June 13, said Aktarul Islam, public relations officer of ACC, on Sunday.
The three sheets were submitted against Fatenur Islam , proprietor of M/S Monarch Establishment, Sheikh Idris Uddin Chanchal, 聽owner of Nafisa Business Corner, former supervisor of Azimpur Maternity Israt Jahan, its senior consultant Dr Md Amir Hossain, former assistant coordinator for training and research Dr Md Lutful Kabir Khan, former senior official of health education, medical officer Begum Mahfuza Dilara Akhtar, former senior consultant 聽Dr Roshan Hosne Jahan, junior consultant Nadira Afroz, former deputy programme manager of Family Planning Department Naser Uddin, former social services officer Bilkis Aktar, former medical officer Dr Aleya Ferdousi, former medical officer of Dhaka District Civil Surgeon office Dr Roshan Jahan and former social service officer Raisha Khatun.
According to the charge sheets, the accused violated public procurement rules in the procurement of medicines, surgical items, and equipment for the Azimpur institute and embezzled Tk 3.63 crore through corruption.
The charge sheets also said that they did not purchase medicines as per the maximum retail price mentioned on the list of the Department of Drug Administration and surgical items and equipment as per the price list of Medical and Surgical Requisite items published by the Department of Health under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
In December 2019, the ACC filed four cases against 25 people on charges of corruption at the Azimpur Maternity and Child Health Training Institute.
In September 2021, the ACC submitted a charge sheet against 11 people, including the hospital鈥檚 supervisor, Ishrat Jahan, among seven physicians in one of the three cases.
The commission, however, took almost five years to complete the investigation into the remaining three cases.
The ACC, meanwhile, on Sunday approved a charge sheet against Khondkar Muhammad Iqbal, the former assistant accountant of the Shahjalal Fertiliser project, in a case filed on charges of embezzling Tk 70 lakh through creating 17 fake bills.
On February 14, 2022, ACC deputy director Nur-e-Alam filed a case against Khondkar Muhammad Iqbal聽on charges of embezzling the money.
