Dhaka, March 28 -- A Dhaka court has sent Abdul Mannan, a former MP serving as the general secretary of the Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh, to jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Manna, a retired army major, surrendered to the Dhaka Senior Special Judge's Court on Thursday and sought bail. But Judge As-shams Jaglul Hossain turned down his petition and sent him to jail.

Lawyer Mosharraf Hossain Kajol represented the ACC in the court.

ACC Deputy Director Md Abdul Majed filed the case on Apr 12, 2023.

Mannan, the former chairman of the Bangladesh Industrial Finance Corporation Limited, and 14 others face charges of embezzling more than Tk 202.2 million.

According to the case documents, Mannan and his company officials misa...