The case was lodged at the ACC’s Dhaka Integrated District Office on Sunday (October 12) by ACC Assistant Director Tanjil, who also served as the plaintiff. The filing was confirmed to Dhaka Post by Tanjil Hasan, Assistant Director (Public Relations) of the ACC.

According to the case statement, the accused are: Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, former Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, former Local Government Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, former Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, former Law Minister Anisul Haque, former State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan, former Secretary MAN Siddique (Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges), former Additional Secretary Md. Faruk Jalil, former Deputy Secretary Mohammad Shafiqul Karim, former Chief Engineers Md. Firoz Iqbal and Ibne Alam Hasan, former Additional Chief Engineers Md. Aftab Hossain Khan and Md. Abdus Salam, and from CNS Limited — Managing Director Munir Uz Zaman Chowdhury, Director Selina Chowdhury, and Director Ikram Iqbal.

The case report alleges that in 2016, the then government canceled a previous tender process and appointed CNS Limited on a single-source basis to collect tolls for the Meghna-Gomti Bridge. The agreement fixed a service charge of 17.75 percent of total tolls for a five-year period — without inviting tenders from other firms.

As a result, CNS Limited was paid Tk 489 crore 43 lakh 73 thousand, a figure significantly higher than payments made to other companies for similar services.

For comparison, during 2010–2015, a joint venture between MBEL and ATT collected tolls for just Tk 15.58 crore, while from 2022–2025, UDC Construction Limited was appointed for Tk 67.54 crore (including VAT and IT) — equivalent to Tk 112.58 crore over five years. Based on these benchmarks, the ACC estimates that the government incurred a financial loss of Tk 309 crore 42 lakh 45 thousand 890 due to the irregular contract with CNS Limited.

The ACC alleges that the accused abused their official positions, engaged in fraud and collusion, and embezzled public funds for personal or collective gain.

The case has been filed under Sections 409, 420, and 109 of the Penal Code, along with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.

If convicted, the accused could face severe penalties, including imprisonment and fines, under Bangladesh’s anti-corruption laws.