Barapukuria coal scam: Former MDs among 23 charged

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today pressed charges against 23 officials of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd, including seven former managing directors, in a case filed over misappropriation of over Tk 243.28 crore. In the charge sheet, five were acquitted among the 19 accused in the case while nine others were shown accused following investigation into disappearance of around 1.45 lakh tonnes of coal from the BCMCL.