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BIWTA official confesses crime

12 January 2011, 18:00 PM

METROPOLITAN

Court Correspondent

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) assistant accounts officer SM Abdus Salam yesterday confessed to his involvement with embezzling about Tk 25 crore from contributory provident fund. Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ismail Hossain recorded Salam's confessional statement after Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assistant Director Benzir Ahmed produced accused on completion of his two-day remand.