Ctg rail official sent to jail in recruitment scam

Star Online Report

A Chittagong court today sent a suspended railway official to jail rejecting his bail petition in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for irregularities in recruitment.
Golam Kibria, who was senior welfare officer of railway east zone, surrendered before Chittagong Divisional Special Court around 11:30am and sought bail, reports our Chittagong correspondent.
Rejecting his bail petition, Judge SM Ataur Rahman ordered to send him to jail, Mahmudul Huq Mahmud, public prosecutor of the ACC, told the correspondent.
The ACC filed the corruption case with Kotwali Police Station in September 2012 bringing allegation that the accused had allegedly recruited ineligible candidates to assistant chemist posts for money, according to the case statement.
Kibria is one of the three prime accused in the case. The two other accused are: Yusuf Ali Mridha, suspended general manager; and Hafizur Rahman, suspended additional chief mechanical engineer of east zone.
ACC Assistant Director Rashedur Reza, the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet in August 2013.
On February 19, another Chittagong court framed charges against the three officials.
A total of 13 cases have so far been filed in connection with the irregularities.
Railway authorities in October 2010 published an advertisement in a national daily, seeking applications for the posts. As many as 68 of 177 applicants were asked to take the recruitment tests. Som