ACC finds irregularities in supply of free medicine at IDH

Staff Correspondent: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday conducted a sudden drive in Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Dhaka’s Mohakhali area and found evidence of gross irregularities in distributing free medicine.

Later, the ACC team also raided different pharmacies adjacent to the hospital and seized good amount of those free medicines.

They also sealed off some unauthorised pharmacies in the area for selling the government allocated medicines.

The team also found that a group of dishonest government officials were engaged in supplying the free medicine to the pharmacies.

ACC Director General (Admin) Munir Chowdhury said his commission will investigate into how the money earned through illegal means is shared after selling medicines of the government hospitals.

“We must bring those involved in amassing wealth through illegal means to book,” he said.


risingbd/Dhaka/Feb 10, 2019/MA Rahman/AI