12 transferred over Chittagong money haul

Twelve employees of the land acquisition (LA) section of the district administration have been transferred after a youth was arrested with Tk 5.8 million in the Chittagong court building.
It is alleged that LA section Surveyor Shahidul Islam Murad was supposed to receive the money as bribe from the man, Md Ilias. The district administration has already formed a probe team to investigate the matter.
Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Md Abdullah said Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Md Abul Hossain would look into the alleged involvement of LA section employees with the suspected ‘bribe’.
Police had beefed up security in the court area following a threat that the Chittagong court building, which also houses the divisional commissioner and deputy commissioner offices, would be blown up, according to a news agency.