DNC deputy director held with bribe

The Anti-Corruption Commission arrested an official of Directorate of Narcotics Control (DNC) for allegedly taking bribe of Tk 2 lakh in Jessore this afternoon.

Sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station Shahidul Islam said, Nazmul Kabir, a deputy director of NDC in Jessore office, was arrested soon after he took the bribe from a liquor vendor.

Kabir took the money as bribe from Mohabbat Ali Tutul, a resident of Jessore town, for licence renewal of his wine business, said the police official.

Tipped off, an ACC team, led by Dhaka Divisional Director Nasim Anwar, raided the local DNC office this afternoon and arrested Kabir, said Executive Magistrate Arifur Rahman, who was present in the operation.

Arifur Said, Two lakhs of the bribe was recovered from a drawer of his office.

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