An engineer of the Department of Shipping was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Commission while he was taking bribe of Tk 5 lakh from a contractor.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of ACC led by its Director Nasim Anwar apprehended FM Fakhrul Islam, the chief engineer of the department, with the money at his office in Dhaka’s Motijheel area, ACC Deputy Director Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya said.

Later, Fakhrul was taken to Motijheel Police Station, the ACC deputy director also said, adding that a case will be filed against him in this connection.