UP chairman caught while taking bribe
Our Correspondent, Mymenisngh
Joint forces yesterday caught a Union Parishad chairman and BNP leader from his residence allegedly for taking bribe at Trishal upazila headquarters yesterday. According to Trishal police, Momtaz Begum of Chikna village in No. 6 Trishal Union Parishad in Trishal upazila settled a bribe of Tk 50,000 with local UP chairman Abu Zaheed Masud, joint secretary of Trishal BNP, to settle a land dispute in her favour. Momtaz made the settlement through her brother-in-law Rafiqul Islam and sent Rafiqul to the UP chairman with Tk 9,500 as part payment. Rafiq brought the matter to the notice of joint forces stationed at the Trishal upazila headquarters earlier. Joint forces caught Abu Zayeed red-handed with the bribe money when Rafiq was handing over the money. The UP chairman was taken to joint forces' camp and then handed over to Trishal police. A case was lodged with the Trishal police.
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