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ACCC sues four officials over embezzlement of food grains in Kurigram

Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 2:50

ACCC sues four officials over embezzlement of food grains in Kurigram

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against four officials of the Kurigram food department over allegations of embezzling government food grains worth nearly two million taka and irregularities in stock management. On Tuesday (October 27), Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, assistant director of the ACC integrated district office in Kurigram, filed the case in the Kurigram District and Sessions Judge Court.

The accused in the case are Md. Sharif Ahmed, former acting officer of Kurigram Sadar food warehouse, Md. Helal Uddin, former assistant sub-food inspector, Md. Halimur Rahman, former food controller of Kurigram Sadar upazila, and Mohammad Kazi Hamidul Haque, the current acting district food controller of Kurigram. According to the ACC, this legal action was taken after finding various discrepancies during the review of government food grain stock and collection documents and verification of actual stock for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

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