The graft busters arrested Md Sikandar Mia, Nayansri UP member in Dhaka’s Nawabganj, on Tuesday after prosecuting him, their spokesperson Pranab Kumer Bhattacharya said. “Misusing his authority, UP member Sikandar Mia gave people registration cards for the government’s food program in exchange for money,” he told bdnews24.com. He was charged under Section 161 of the Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Anti-Corruption Act, 1947. Md Abdul Wadood, an assistant director at the national antigraft agency, started the case against the UP member.

Source: bd News24 April 14, 2020 14:03 UTC