Faridpur, Aug. 12 -- A contractor has alleged that the administrative officer of Nagarkanda municipality and his aide assaulted him and broke his hand after he refused to pay a bribe for the release of a pending bill.

The accused are municipal Administrative Officer Humayun Kabir and his aide Moslem Uddin.

Contractor Hasibul Hasan Abdullah alleged that the incident took place in the administrative officer's room at the municipality around 1:00pm on Wednesday.

He was initially taken to Nagarkanda Upazila Health Complex and later referred to Faridpur General Hospital for further treatment.

Hasibul said his company, Syeda Jahanara Enterprises, carried out RCC casting work on three roads under the IUIDP project in 2023.

He said the bill ...