The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case on Sunday against one serving and three former officials of the Bangladesh Navy and the owner of a construction firm on charges of irregularities and abuse of power in the process of selling a ship owned by Khulna Shipyard Limited.
Commission assistant director Mahmudul Hasan Shuvro filed the case, whose number was 8, with the integrated district office in Khulna against the five people, said anti-corruption commission deputy director Aktarul Islam.
One of the accused is Bangladesh Navy commodore Mohammad Matiur Rahman, also former commander and general manager (finance) of Khulna Shipyard Limited.
Commodore Matiur is now commander of Naval Training and Doctrine Command at New Mooring of Chattogram.
The other accused are Khulna Shipyard Limited former commander and acting manager (admin) AM Rana, former general manager of production and retired commodore Anisur Rahman, former managing director and retired commodore Shawkat Imran, and M/S SB Construction owner Saiduzzaman Sayeed.聽
According to the case document, the accused colluded and sold MV Sreejani launch of Khulna Shipyard Limited to M/S SB Construction at a revised price of Tk 25.10 lakh instead of the maximum quoted price of Tk 35.85 lakh through forgery and violating rules of Khulna Shipyard Limited.
The accused embezzled Tk 10.75 lakh in the process, the case document said.
The incident took place between July 8 and September 28 of 2010.