ACC files cases against ex-secretary Mihir Kanti over embezzlement allegations

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed six cases against former secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NGO Uddipan Mihir Kanti Majumder and 14 others for allegedly embezzling over Tk200 crore in the name of fake projects.
An ACC official, requesting anonymity, confirmed the matter to The Business Standard.
According to ACC sources, Uddipan Executive Director Bidyut Kumar Basu and Vice-Chairman Zakia K Hassan have also been named as accused in the cases.
The ACC has reportedly found evidence that they collected funds from poverty-stricken individuals and later misappropriated the money under the guise of various projects.
Mihir Kanti Majumder is a former secretary and also served as chairman of Palli Sanchay Bank.
The ACC is also conducting an inquiry against his younger brother, former additional inspector general of Police Banaj Kumar Majumder.