The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted on Wednesday the final report in the Padma bridge graft conspiracy case giving a clean chit to all seven accused, including ex-Bridge Division secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan.
ACC deputy director Mirza Jahidul Alam submitted the report to the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM), an ACC source confirmed it to The Financial Express.
The source said the report also recommended that new investigation be initiated on availability of the 'Ramesh Shah's Diary' that figured in the conspiracy case.
On December 17, 2012, the commission filed the Padma bridge graft conspiracy case with the Banani Police Station against ex-Bridge Division secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, Superintendent Engineer of Bangladesh Bridge Authority Kazi Mohammad Ferdous, Executive Engineer of Roads and Highways Department Reaz Ahmed Zaber and former local agent of SNC Lavalin Mohammad Mostofa and its ex-officials Mohammad Ismail, Ramesh Shah and Kevin Wales.
The ACC also kept former Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain and former State Minister for Foreign Affairs Abul Hasan Chowdhury on the list of suspects.
ACC Secretary Maksudul Hasan Khan at a press briefing on Wednesday said the ACC did not find any 'strong proof 'in favour of their involvement in the graft conspiracy.
Replying to a question, he also said that the ACC was not under pressure and it was working independently.
"Had there been any pressure, ACC could not have filed cases against influential people including three ministers and ruling lawmakers," he said.
The newly-appointed secretary was speaking at his first press briefing.
Maksudul Hasan Khan said the Canadian court did not find anything, the World Bank did not find anything and ACC also found nothing. The allegation was totally baseless.
ACC submits final report on Padma graft conspiracy
FE Report | Published: September 18, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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