ACC Inspector Jahangir Alam submitted the charge sheet (no 26) with Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate's Court.

In the charge sheet, it has been stated that the accused leased out 23 shops at the passengers' shed of Muradpur Bus Terminal owned by the CCC without inviting any tender.

It was also stated that the CCC mayor had issued an order for leasing out each of the 23 shops at imaginary prices with an intention to achieve personal gains.

Earlier, a case was filed by now defunct Bureau of Anti-Corruption on October 13, 2002 against 24 people with Kotwali Police Station under Section 5 (2) of Corruption Prevention Act 1947.

UNB Chittagong correspondent adds: Accused Mayor Mohiuddin Chowdhury reacted angrily to the submitting of the charge sheet, saying it is politically motivated.

He said the shops were leased out in a proper way and no corruption took place. "The job was done keeping the interest of the CCC intact."

The ACC also submitted three charge sheets against three persons, including former area commander of Chittagong Cantonment and GOC of 24th Infantry Division Major General (Retd) Abu Kaiser Fazlul Karim for misappropriation of Tk 1,41,68,000.

ACC Inspector Jahangir Alam submitted the charge sheets with Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate's Court.