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14 PDB connections snapped, cases filed

Chittagong Bureau :
A mobile court of Power Development Board (PDB), Chittagong in a drive on Tuesday filed 14 cases and cut off 14 power connections for not paying electricity bills and using illegal power connections.
Mohammad Mohiuddin, senior judicial magistrate of Power Court (North) of PDB, Chittagong, led the mobile court in different areas under Patiya upazila of the district and came up with the move.
The court also fined Taka 73 thousand and filed another six cases for using illegal power connection. PDB sources said the cases were filed for realizing a total of TK 16 lakh 25 thousand 905 arrears.PDB Executive Engineer, Patiya zone Abu Sayed Chowdhury, Assistant Engineers Mohammad Jahangir Alam, AFM Rezaur Nobi, Sub-Assistant Engineers- Saifullah Rony and Mohammad Zaharul Hoq, among others, were present during the drive.