ACC raids Bagerhat BRTA office on specific complaint, finds initial evidence of irregularities
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has said it found initial evidence of a number of irregularities during a drive at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) office in Bagerhat.
The drive was carried out around 2pm today (Tuesday), led by ACC Assistant Director Md Abul Kaiyum Howlader. He was accompanied by two deputy assistant directors of the ACC district office, Samiran Kumar Mondal and Shyamal Chandra Sen.
During the drive, ACC officials examined various activities of the BRTA office, documents related to service delivery and other relevant papers.
ACC Assistant Director Md Abul Kaiyum Howlader told BSS that the drive was conducted on instructions from the ACC head office after a specific complaint was received.
He said a number of the office’s documents were being examined, and some irregularities had been found initially. A detailed report will be sent to the head office once the documents have been reviewed.
Background
On 7 May 2025, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) carried out simultaneous drives at BRTA offices across the country; Desh Rupantor put the number of offices at 35, while The Financial Express reported 37 — the figures differ between sources.
According to a Desh Rupantor report of 8 May 2025, a tout was caught during that drive in Barishal demanding Tk 21,000 for two licences, whereas the government fee for a licence is Tk 3,522.
District angle
The Bagerhat BRTA office was also among those covered in the ACC’s simultaneous drive on 7 May 2025, Desh Rupantor reported on 8 May 2025.
According to the same report, unusual transactions were found at the time in the bKash accounts of outsourced staff in Bagerhat, and checks of exam scripts exposed irregularities in which many failed candidates had been shown as having passed.
Sources
Original report: BSS
Background sources: Desh Rupantor, 8 May 2025; The Financial Express, 7 May 2025
