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Download PDF The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday pressed charges against detained former BNP lawmaker Mosaddak Ali Falu and one of his associates in a case filed in connection with misuse of government relief materials.
An order to attach all properties of Firoz Mahmood Iqbal, former assignment officer of detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia, was issued yesterday in a case filed in connection with failing to submit wealth statement to the ACC.
Besides, a Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against former BNP lawmaker M Rashiduzzaman Millat, his wife and son in a case filed in connection with concealing their actual wealth in their wealth statements.
CASE AGAINST FALU
ACC Assistant Director Sheikh Abdus Salam, who is also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet before a first class magistrate’s court, Dhaka showing 45 people as prosecution witnesses.
The other charge-sheeted accused is Monirul Islam Sohel, who was assigned to draw relief materials and distribute those among people. The IO prayed for issuance of arrest warrant against Monir, as he is absconding since the case was filed against Falu.
The army-led joint forces seized government relief materials from Falu’s factory in Savar on February 9. Following the seizure, Ashulia police filed the case against Falu and several other unnamed officials and employees of the factory.
According to the prosecution, the army-led joint forces on a special duty came to know on January 9 that Falu, owner and chairman of the Dhaka Shanghai Ceramics Factory at Gohailbari of Savar, built 40×50 foot houses for his workers with corrugated iron (CI) sheets meant for government relief. The forces dismantled six such houses constructed on the factory premises.
Six hundred and fifty pieces of CI sheets worth around Tk 4 lakh and inscribed with, “Relief materials of Relief and Rehabilitation Department: Not for sale” were recovered.
The BNP-Jamaat-led alliance government bought the CI sheets manufactured by PHP Arabian Horse Ltd for rehabilitation of the poor and distressed through government assistance.
Falu, also the owner of private satellite television channels ntv and Rtv and daily newspaper Amar Desh, was arrested on February 6 and is now in jail.
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court fixed October 17 for the next hearing of a case filed against Falu and 15 others in connection with embezzlement of government relief materials.
On September 17, ACC Assistant Director Sheikh Abdus Salam submitted the charge sheet against Falu, four Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) ward commissioners and 11 others.
Of the accused, Anwar Hossain, headmaster of Tejgaon Community Centre Adarsha High School and Nazir Ahmed, MLSS of DCC Ward-37, are in jail.
On March 2, security personnel recovered 605 CI sheets and 63 blankets meant for relief at Ruhul Amin’s office in Tejgaon.
CASE AGAINST FIROZ
Judge Mohammad Azizul Haque of Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court ordered attachment of all properties of Firoz in a case filed in connection with failing to submit the wealth statement within the ACC deadline.
On October 1, ACC Deputy Director Akhter Hossain, who is also the IO of the case, submitted the charge sheet against Firoz before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s (CMM) Court, showing 14 people as prosecution witnesses.
On August 5, ACC Deputy Director Syed Iqbal Hossain filed the case with Ramna Police Station under section 26(2)(Ka) of the ACC Act, 2004.
According to the first information report (FIR), the ACC sent a letter to Firoz on July 8 telling him to submit his wealth statement within seven working days.
The ACC extended the deadline by another seven days as Iqbal’s wife Imtiaz Begum applied for more time on July 15. But, Firoz failed to submit his wealth statement within the extended time as well.
CASE AGAINST MILLAT
The same court yesterday issued arrest warrants against Millat, his wife Mabia Suraiya and son Sayeed Bin Jaman Sourav in a graft case filed with Gulshan Police Station.
On October 3, ACC Assistant Director Ibrahim Kawsar, who is also investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet against them.
On June 3, ACC Deputy Mobara Khanam filed the case against them for concealing Tk 4,82,05,695 in their wealth statements submitted earlier to the ACC.
CASE AGAINST EX-ORIENTAL BANK OFFICIALS
Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court yesterday issued arrest warrants against former assistant vice-president Tariqul Islam of Oriental Bank Ltd, its former senior vice-president Mushtaque Ahmed and a proprietor of Sky Enterprise Sultan Mahmud Hiro in connection with misappropriating Tk 40 crore from the bank’s Karwan Bazar branch.
The three are absconding.
On October 3, ACC Assistant Director Abul Hossain, who is also the IO of the case, submitted charge sheet against six including the three and showing 61 people as prosecution witnesses.
The other three accused are former executive officer Ashfaqul Hakim, former executive vice-presidents Sabbir Ahmed Siddiqui and Muhammad Muktadir Billah. They are in jail now.
In the case filed with Tejgaon Police Station on January 21, it was alleged that they misappropriated Tk 40 crore using fake accounts from Oriental Bank Karwan Bazar branch on different dates.
CASE AGAINST ABBAS
The same court yesterday fixed October 17 for next hearing of a graft case filed against detained former housing and public works minister Mirza Abbas and 24 others in connection with causing a loss of Tk 127.64 crore to the government exchequer.
They allegedly sold 18 abandoned government houses at a low price.
Abbas and 11 others, now in jail, were produced before the court yesterday during the hearing.
The ACC filed the case against Abbas and 11 others on May 29. The names of Harris, Amir Khasru and 11 others were later added in the charge sheet as investigation found their involvement in the case.
On September 20, ACC Assistant Director Khairul Huda submitted the charge sheet against Mirza Abbas, Amir Khasru, Harris, three former secretaries and a number of high officials of Rajuk and Public Works Department (PWD).
CASE AGAINST HABIB
The ACC yesterday pressed charges against SM Ahsan Habib, former administration officer to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the incumbent assistant director of Board of Investment, and Ahmed Mirza Khabir, proprietor of Bengal Consultant Managing Partner, in a case filed in connection with a bribery involving Tk 93.5 lakh.
ACC Assistant Director Abul Hossain, who is also the IO of the case, submitted the charge sheet against them, showing 15 people as prosecution witnesses.
The IO prayed for issuance of arrest warrants against them and the order of attachment of all their properties.
ACC Assistant Director Shamsul Alam filed the case against Habib on April 2 with Tejgaon Police Station but Khabir’s name was included in the charge sheet as his involvement was found during investigation.
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