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Barapukuria coal scam

ACC charges seven former MDs, 16 others

FE Report | July 22, 2019 00:00:00


The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday submitted the charge sheet of sensational Barapukuria coal disappearance case against 23 people, including seven former managing directors of state-owned company.

The case was filed on July 24, 2018 by manager (admin) Md Anisur Rahman of the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) with Parbatipur Model police station in Dinajpur.

The individuals were accused after the disappearance of 143,727 tonnes of coal worth over Tk 2.43 billion from the mine yard between January 2006 and July 19, 2018.

The accused former managing directors of BCMCL are - Md Mahbubur Rahman, Md Abdul Aziz Khan, engineer Khurshidul Hasan, engineer Kamruzzaman, Md Aminuzzaman, engineer ASM Nurul Awrangjeb, and engineer Habib Uddin Ahmed.

Former general managers (admin) Shariful Alam and Md Abul Kashem Prodhania, and mine operation Abu Taher Md Nur-uz-Zaman Chowdhury are among the accused.

Mangers(security) Masudur Rahman Hawlader and Syed Imam Hasan, manager (maintenance and operation) Arifur Rahman, manager (coal handling management) Shoebur Rahman, deputy manager (coal handling management) Md Khalilur Rahman, deputy manager (maintenance and operation) Mr Morsheduzzaman, deputy manager (production management) Habibur Rhaman, deputy manager (mine development) Zahedur Rahman, assistant manager (ventilation management) Satyendra Nath Barman, assistant manager Md Moniruzzaman, temporarily suspended deputy general manager (storage) AKM Khaledul Islam, manager (production management) Ashok Kumar Haldar, and deputy general manager (mine planning and development) Zobaer Ali were also accused.

ACC deputy director Shamsul Alam has been investigating the case.

Earlier on July 24 last year, the ACC had issued a ban on the travel of BCMCL general manager (admin) Md Abul Kashem Prodhania, managing director Habib Uddin Ahmed, its, general manager (mining operation) Abu Taher Md Nur-Uz-Zaman Choudhury and deputy general manager (store) AKM Khademul Islam.

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