KHULNA, July 27, 2025 (BSS) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against the ex - Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Khulna Agricultural University (KAU) Professor Dr. Shahidur Rahman Khan and 16 others on the allegation of abusing power in the recruitment process.

Sumitra Sen, Deputy Director at the ACC’s Integrated District Office in Khulna lodged the case on today.

According to the case statement, the accused manipulated recruitment procedures by violating official rules, falsifying documents, forging signatures and recommendations, and unjustly favouring ineligible candidates.

The accused of the case are- ex-Registrar Khandaker Mazharul Anwar, KAU staffs Jasim Uddin, Murad Billah, Anisur Rahman Rintu, Sultan Mahmud, Khairul Bashar Riaz, Masud Rana, Shahrin Islam Mim, Reena Khatun, ABM Ariful Islam Turan, Md. Shahidul Islam, Md. Asif Ahmed, Didarul Alam, Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Wahiduzzaman and Aciya Khatun

The charges were brought under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, and 109 of the Penal Code, along with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.