Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has questioned seven officials of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) for two days as part of the investigation into allegation of irregularities into Biman Bangladesh Airlines taking lease of two Egypt Air planes in 2009-14.

Deputy Director of ACC Public Relations, Muhammad Arif Sadeq, said that the CAAB officials were questioned as the irregularities cost the national flag carrier a loss of Tk1,100 crore.

The commission quizzed Principal Assistant Director of CAAB, Saiful Haque, air worthness Consultant Golam Sarwar, BFCC Manager Sadequl Islam Bhuiyan and Kamal Uddin Ahmed on Tuesday while Chief Engineer (maintenance) SM Siddique, Principal Engineer (I and QA) SM Hanif and ...