A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing Ltd chairman Abdur Razzak on a 5-day remand over allegations of supplying fake N-95 masks for the use of healthcare professionals.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate KM Imrul Kayes passed the order after hearing from ACC Deputy Director Nurul Huda who is also the investigation officer of the case.
Huda also produced the accused before the court seeking 5 days of remand.
Razzak’s defence team urged the court to hear bail plea, however, the judge rejected the prayer because the bail application didn’t carry the accused’s signature.
Earlier on the day, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested Abdur Razzak for allegedly supplying fake N-95 Mask for the frontline fighters of Covid-19, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
An ACC team led by its Director Mir Zoynul Abedin Shibly arrested Razzak was from Segunbagicha area of the capital.
ACC sources said, the arrestee would be produced to the court to seek remand for further investigation.
Earlier ACC grilled him over the supply of 20,000 fake N-95 masks to 10 hospitals which was exposed by the directors of those hospitals as they expressed grievance over the masks that exposed serious health hazards.
Additionally, ACC filed a case against 7 people including Abdur Razzak and six others on the allegations of embezzling money over the supply of the fake N-95 masks.
Since June 10, ACC has been investigating allegations of embezzling crores of money and acquiring illegal wealth by the officials of ministry of health and family welfare, Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD) and Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) by supplying fake masks, downgraded PPEs and different gadgets in hospitals.
ACC on August 12 and 13 interrogated former director general of DGHS Dr Abul Kalam Azad over various corruption allegations including acquiring illegal wealth and purchasing lower grade PPE and other healthcare gadgets.
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