7 ex-DMCH officials indicted for graft

A Dhaka court framed charges on Tuesday against seven former officials of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), including two physicians, in a graft case , reports UNB.

Dhaka Senior Special Judge Mohammad Zahrul Haque framed the charges after rejecting their bail petitions.

The seven former DMCH officials are senior lecturer of Practical Pharmacy Dr Moshiur Rahman and assistant professor Dr Atiar Rahman, DMCH director Brig Gen (retd) Bazle Qadir, assistant director Dr Md Faizullah, accounts officer Nazrul Islam and cashier Md Nazrul Islam and Habibur Rahman, owner of Habib Surgical.

On November 16, 2011, assistant director of the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case with the Shahbagh police station accusing them of embezzling Tk 23.3 million in connivance with each other in procuring medical instruments in fiscal 2009-10.  After an inquiry, ACC assistant director Fazlul Haque, also the investigation officer, submitted the charge sheet against the accused to the CMM court on May 15, this year.

Later, the CMM court transferred the case to Dhaka Senior Special Judge's court for trial.

On August 27, police produced all the detained seven accused before the designated trial court that ordered sending them back to jail rejecting their bail petitions.

Of the accused, Dr Moshiur Rahman and Dr Atiar Rahman fled a Dhaka court following rejection of their bail petitions on August 27.

However, Dr Atiar Rahman was sent to jail when he surrendered before the court on September 7 while Moshiur Rahman remains absconding.