Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- A Dhaka court on Thursday sent Motazzarul Islam Mithu, known as a central figure in health sector corruption during the Awami League government, to jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over graft.

Acting Judge Ibrahim Miah of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court passed the order following a hearing.

The court has set September 18 as the date for a hearing on both remand and bail petitions.

Earlier, Detectives from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) detained Mithu late Wednesday night from the capital's Gulshan area.

After his arrest, Mithu was brought to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for interrogation on Thursday before being produced in court.

According to the ACC investigation repo...