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           May
          2, 2000  
           Bagerhat,
          May 1 (UNB) – Local Poura Chairman Atahar Hossain Abu and three
          others have been sued by the Bureau of Anti-Corruption for defalcating
          about Tk 1.5 lakh from the municipal fund. 
           
          
          
           
          The
          other accused are administrative officer of the municipality Habibur
          Rahman, secretary Monwar Hossain Sikder and contractor Syed Kamrul
          Islam. 
           
          
          
           
          Anwarul
          Islam, a sub-inspector of Bagerhat Anti-Corruption Bureau, filed the
          case on Sunday. 
            
          The
          accused reportedly misappropriated Tk 149,751 drawing Tk 989,000 as
          the construction cost of Bagerhat Municipal Super Market against the
          actual expenditure of Tk 839,249. 
           
          
          
          
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