The Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAC) submitted the charge sheet on March 22 with the local court against former poura chairman advocate Sultan Ahmed Mridha, executive engineer Ranjan Kanti Guha, sub-assistant engineer Sarder Mahoob including a contractor named Alamgir Sikder.

BAC inspector and investigation officer (IO) of the case Abdur Rahman Joarder submitted the charge sheet after investigation and approval of the Prime Minister.

BAC sources told this correspondent, six contractors submitted tenders at five per cent less than the estimated cost for the project in 2000-'01 fiscal.

But the accused selected Alamgir Sikder as the contractor without any lottery. The poura chairman in connivance with the executive engineer and the sub-assistant engineer paid to the contractor a total of 3 lakh 62 thousand and 339 taka without doing any work.

After receiving the money the contractor deposited the entire amount to municipality chairman advocate Sultan Ahmed Mridha's Current Account No 18, Agrani Bank, Puran Bazaar Branch, Patuakhali.