Dhaka, 7 Mar, Abnews: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has recovered some Tk 9.2 million of embezzled money from the residence of auditor of accounts office at Kishoreganj district.
A special team led by ACC Dhaka division office director Nasim Anwar recovered the money on Tuesday midnight, an ACC official said.
The team found the money concealed in a shopping bag and deposited it to the government treasury.
On January 16, the ACC arrested Setaful Islam, an ex-land acquisition official of Kishoreganj, from Pirojpur Circuit House in connection with the embezzlement of Tk 5 crore of government money during his tenure as district land acquisition officer in Kishoreganj land office.
ACC Assistant Director Ramprasad Mondol (Mymensingh Coordinated Area) filed a case against him with Kishoreganj Sadar Police Station before conducting the drive to arrest Setaful.
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