Govt official caught red-handed taking bribe

Dinajpur's Parbatipur upazila fisheries officer was arrested from his office while accepting Tk 200,000 bribe on Tuesday, reports UNB.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) identified the official as Rezaul Karim Sarkar.

A five-member ACC team caught Sarkar red-handed when he was receiving the cheque at his office around 1pm, said ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya.