UP chairman, secretary sued for embezzling rice in Narail

The Anti-Corruption Commission(ACC) filed a case against a union parishad chairman and secretary in Narail's Noragati upazila for embezzling government rice meant for poor, reports UNB.

The accused are UP Chairman Md Alauddin Chowdhury , of ward No 7 of Joynagar union parishad and Sheih Md Mohidul Islam, secretary of the union parishad.

Assistant director of ACC Jashore district office Mahfuz Iqbal filed the case on Wednesday.

According to the case, chairman Alauddin embezzled 280 kgs of rice allocated for poor under the social safety net programme of the government amidst coronavirus outbreak.