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Sadhan Chandra shown arrested in graft case

Staff Correspondent || risingbd.com

Published: 17:58, 29 January 2025  
Sadhan Chandra shown arrested in graft case

Sadhan Chandra Majumder. File photo

A Dhaka court has granted an application to show former Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder arrested in a corruption case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Wednesday (January 29), allowing a plea of ACC.

Earlier, on Thursday (January 23), the ACC prayed to the same court to show Sadhan Chandra arrested. The court fixed January 29 for hearing on the issue in presence of the accused.

According to the anti-graft watchdog, an ACC inquiry team found that Sadhan amassed illegal wealth worth Tk 25.35 crore from an unknown source of income during his public service.

On December 19 last year, the ACC filed a case against Sadhan with ACC's Dhaka Integrated District Office.

On October 3, Sadhan was arrested from the city’s Bashundhara Residential area. Later he was shown arrested in different cases filed different police stations.

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