Two men were sentenced to two months in prison during a raid conducted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) at the BRTA office in Dhaka’s Mirpur.

In response to mounting complaints of customer harassment and violence reportedly perpetrated by brokers within the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Mirpur and Dhaka Metro Circle-1 offices, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) conducted the operation on Tuesday.

A four-member team, led by Assistant Director Ranjit Kumar Karmakar and comprised of Al-Amin, Md Jakiul Alam, and Md Mehedi Musa Zebin, conducted the drive.

During the undercover operation, the enforcement team, posing as ordinary customers, uncovered the presence of touts within the BRTA office.

In a decisive move, the ACC team apprehended a broker, two on-duty Ansar members, and a CNS worker affiliated with the BRTA.

Further scrutiny revealed evidence of irregular financial transactions with various service recipients stored on the suspects' mobile phones through different applications.

Upon presenting the apprehended individuals to Director (Engineering) Mohammad Shahidullah, the broker and CNS worker were promptly sentenced to two months' imprisonment by the Executive Magistrate.

Simultaneously, higher authorities were notified to initiate departmental actions against the two Ansar members involved.

The ACC team, having obtained crucial information during the raid, subsequently briefed the BRTA chairman, who expressed gratitude for the operation.

The chairman assured that necessary actions would be taken against the accused individuals to create a more customer-friendly environment within the BRTA offices.