, Sept. 11 -- Detectives arrested Motazzerul Islam Mithu, a controversial contractor accused of amassing huge wealth illegally in the health sector, from Gulshan area in the capital on Thursday.

A team of DB police apprehended Mithu in the morning, said Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Talebur Rahman.

According to sources at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Motazzerul misappropriated several crores of taka through his contracting company by manipulating the supply of goods and securing development projects in the health sector.

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