Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday approved the filing of a regular case against former Managing Director of Essential Drugs Company Limited (EDCL) Dr Ehsanul Kabir and six others on charges of abuse of power and fraud.

Deputy Director and Public Relations Officer of ACC Aktarul Islam said the accused illegally appointed five officials on a contractual basis without prior approval from the EDCL Board of Directors.

He said this caused financial losses of more than Tk 36 crore to the state-owned company through collusion and misuse of authority.

The other accused are Muhammad Khurshid Alam, former Finance Director and Company Secretary; Syed Bahir Uddin Jamal, former General Manager (Procurement); Md Shawkat Ali, form...