ACC sues private firm owner

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday filed a case against the owner of a private firm for its alleged bid to plunder nearly Tk 10 million (1 crore) of government money. ACC deputy director Khairul Huda filed the case against Mohiuddin Ahmed, chief executive and owner of M/s Hasan Enterprise, with Agargaon Police Station in the city, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya said. According to the first information report (FIR), M/s Hasan Enterprise had a contract with the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) for the supply of 1 high pressure steam steriliser machine to the hospital. But, the firm in 2013 was allegedly trying to swindle nearly Tk 10m by supplying an empty wooden box to the hospital instead of the high pressure steam steriliser, the FIR said, according to UNB.