Suspended DIG Prisons Partha indicted

A Dhaka court has framed charges against suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Partha Gopal Bonik in a graft case, reports BSS.

Judge Nazrul Islam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-10 passed the order on Wednesday, setting November 18 to start recording depositions of the prosecution witnesses.

Earlier on August 31, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Qayesh accepted the charge sheet filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on August 24, and transferred the case to this court for further proceedings.

Partha, who was working at Sylhet Central Jail, was arrested on July 28, 2019.