The executive engineer of Roads and Highways Department was sent to jail Wednesday afternoon after his surrender before a Dhaka court in connection with corruption in Padma bridge project.
Reaz Ahmed Zaber and six others stand accused for conspiring to commit bribery in the project.
Complying with a High Court directive, Zaber surrendered before the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Dhaka in the morning and placed a bail petition.
Meanwhile, Mirza Zahidul Alam, a deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Commission, filed a 10-day remand prayer for him.
After hearing both the sides, Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafa Shahriar Khan rejected the bail prayer and ordered to send Zaber to jail.
The court will hear the remand prayer on March 24.
On March 6, Zaber surrendered to before the High Court and sought anticipatory bail in the case. But the court denied him bail and advised him to surrender before the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Dhaka.
On December 17 last year, the ACC filed the case with Banani Police Station against Zaber and six others for conspiring to commit bribery in the project.
The World Bank cancelled its $1.2 billion funding for the project on June 29 this year, saying it had proof of a “corruption conspiracy” involving Bangladeshi officials, executives of the Canadian firm and some individuals.
Responding to a request by Bangladesh government, the global lender on September 21 decided to revive the loan after the government agreed to the World Bank’s terms and conditions. However, the government, on January 31, withdrew its request for loan revival and the lender agreed.
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