Padma Bridge graft case: All acquitted

A Dhaka court has acquitted all seven accused in the Padma bridge corruption case after accepting the final report by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), report agencies.
Special Senior Judge Zahurul Haque Sunday issued the order bringing curtains on the case that started nearly two years ago.
On September 14, ACC deputy director Mirza Zahidul Alam, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the final report to the court.
The ACC, on September 3, approved the final report clearing all the  accused of graft charges as its investigation did not find any evidence of 'corruption conspiracy' in hiring consultant for the Padma Bridge Project.
Those got the acquittal are former secretary to the Bridge Division Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, superintendent engineer (river control) of Bangladesh Bridge Authority Kazi M Ferdous, executing engineer (bridge construction and maintenance) of Roads and Highways Department M Riaz Ahmed Zaber, deputy managing director of Engineer and Planning Consultant Limited Mohammad Mustafa, former director (international project division) of SNC Lavalin Inc Mohammad Ismail, former vice president (international project division) of SNC Lavalin Ramesh Shah and former vice-president of SNC Lavalin Kevin Wallace.
The anti-graft body filed the case on December 17, 2012 against the seven people for their alleged involvement in the Padma Bridge project graft dropping the names of key suspects former Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain and former State Minister for Foreign Affairs Abul Hasan Chowdhury.