The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today arrested 13 persons from different parts of the country for misappropriating over Tk 9.5 crore and grabbing lands.

Two ACC teams launched raids in different areas of Jessore, Mymensing, Comilla and Dhaka and arrested them in connection with land grabbing and money embezzlement charges, ACC sources said.

The arrestees include Mokatar Ali, former administrative officer of Jessore Housing Estate, Morshed Alam, former second officer of Rupali Bank, Fulbaria Branch, Rokanuzzaman, Chairman of Rambhadrapur Union of Mymensingh, Mohammad Shafikul Islam, Upazila Project Implementation Officer of Mymensingh, Moidul Islam, former assistant engineer of Power Development Board of Mymensingh, Hosne Ara, Junior Account Assistant, Power Development Board, Mymensingh, Monirul Haque of Comilla, Khaled Saiful, Proprietor of Handy International, Rafiqul Islam and Abdul Quader, the then president and cashier of CGA Somobay Rindhan Somity respectively, MA Sattar, vice-president of Agrani Commerce and Finance Multi-purpose Cooperative Society and Abdul Wahab, Senior Manager of Grameen Bank Chankanda Branch.