Bangladesh, July 14 -- Allegations have emerged against Masud Rana - nephew of Dr. Abdus Salam, MP for Thakurgaon-2, and joint general secretary of Haripur Upazila BNP - of embezzling roughly 45 lakh taka from Project Implementation Committee (PIC) projects under the Annual Development Programme (ADP). He is accused of using his influence to take control of most projects and withdrawing allocated funds before any work even began.
Of 18 ADP-funded projects underway in Haripur Upazila, Thakurgaon, Masud Rana serves as member-secretary for 16.
It's alleged that roughly 45 lakh taka was withdrawn from these projects before work started, with checks issued in the names of project chairmen who then withdrew the money and handed control back to ...