LGED graft trail leads to Tk 300cr scandal
Allegations have surfaced that three influential figures within the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) turned the organisation into a hub of corruption and irregularities prior to the appointment of the current Chief Engineer (routine charge), Md. Anwar Hossain.
The trio — former Chief Engineer Abdur Rashid Mia, his close associate and then Sub-Assistant Engineer Moshiul Alam, and self-styled media consultant Abu Fattah — reportedly built a powerful network of influence within LGED under the patronage of the recently ousted Awami League government.
Army acts on tribunal orders, one officer still at large
The Army Headquarters has confirmed that 15 of the officers named in arrest warrants issued by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) have been taken into custody, while one remains missing. According to the army, Major General Kabir Ahmed has been “illegally absent” from duty.
The issue has drawn widespread discussion following the tribunal’s issuance of arrest warrants in enforced disappearance cases and growing frustration among July uprising supporters over the delay in arrests. At a press briefing held on Saturday at Mess Alpha in Dhaka Cantonment, the Army’s Adjutant General, Major General Md Hakimuzzaman, disclosed the information.
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