Dhaka: A court here today set December 10 for filing a probe report in a case against 17 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for allegedly causing a loss of Taka 309 crore to the government through irregularities and abuse of power in awarding a contract to collect toll on the Meghna-Gomti Bridge. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Shahjahan Kabir passed the order as the investigating agency, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), failed to submit the report today.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the ACC on October 12, 2025, filed the case against 17, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The allegations involve the misuse of authority and financial misconduct in awarding a lucrative contract without adhering to competitive bidding processes.
The other accused in the case are Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Obaidul Quader, Anisul Huq, MA Mannan, MAN Siddique, Md Faruq Jalil, Mohammad Shafiqul Karim, Md Firoz Iqbal, Ibne Alam Hasan, Md Aftab Hossain Khan, Md Abdus Salam, Munir Uz Zaman Chowdhury, Selina Chowdhury, and Ikram Iqbal. These individuals are implicated in a significant financial discrepancy that allegedly benefited a private company at the expense of the state.
According to the case documents, Computer Network Systems Ltd (CNS) was awarded the contract through a single-source tender in 2016, bypassing the usual competitive bidding process. CNS secured a five-year contract with a service charge of 17.75 percent of total toll revenue. This arrangement led to CNS receiving more than Taka 489 crore in bills, a figure notably higher than those in comparable contracts, raising concerns about potential financial mismanagement and favoritism.