DHAKA, Oct 13, 2025 : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved charges against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, six former ministers and several senior officials over alleged irregularities and abuse of power in the Meghna-Gomti Bridge toll collection contract, which reportedly caused the government a loss of more than Tk 309 crore.
ACC Deputy Director (Public Relations) Akhtarul Islam confirmed the development on Sunday, saying the commission approved a case against 17 individuals in total.
According to the ACC investigation, Computer Network Systems Ltd (CNS) was awarded the toll collection contract in 2016 on a single-source basis, bypassing competitive bidding and negotiation. Under the deal, CNS was entitled to 17.75% of total toll revenue (excluding VAT and IT) as service fees.
This arrangement led the company to receive over Tk 489 crore, compared to just Tk 150 crore under a previous five-year contract (2010–2015) with MBE-L-ATT Joint Venture, and Tk 67 crore under a later three-year contract (2022–2025) with UDC Construction Ltd—equivalent to about Tk 112 crore over five years. The ACC said the discrepancy shows the government lost over Tk 309 crore due to the irregular award.
Those charged include former ministers Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Obaidul Quader, Anisul Huq, and M.A. Mannan, along with top bureaucrats M.A.N. Siddique, Md Faruq Jalil, Mohammad Shafiqul Karim, Engineer Md Firoz Iqbal, Ibne Alam Hasan, Md Aftab Hossain Khan, and Md Abdus Salam.
CNS Ltd Managing Director Munir Uz Zaman Chowdhury, Director Selina Chowdhury, and Director Ikram Iqbal have also been named in the case.
The complaint accuses the defendants of misusing state power for personal or corporate gain, involving fraud and embezzlement, in violation of Sections 409, 420, and 109 of the Penal Code, and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
