A team led by ACC Director Mir Zainul Abedin Shibli arrested him on Tuesday from the capital's Shegunbagicha area, confirmed ACC Director (public relations) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya. Later in the day, a Dhaka court placed Razzak on a five-day remand. Also Read- N95 mask scam: ACC interrogates JMI chief, 4 othersEarlier on June 18, ACC formed a four-member team led by ACC Director Shibli to investigate the allegations of irregularities, corruption, fraud, and forgery in the procurement of various protective materials, including N95 masks and PPEs. JHRML was accused of putting healthcare workers at risk of contracting coronavirus by supplying fake N95 masks to the Health Ministry. Earlier, the government allocated Tk100 crore to buy N95 masks for healthcare workers who treat Covid-19 patients.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 29, 2020 09:30 UTC