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August 2008
Govt, ACC appeal against Tarique bail orders
Dhaka, Aug 31 - The government and the Anticorruption Commission filed appeal against three High Court bail orders to Tarique Rahman on Sunday, in a Tk one crore extortion case, the Zia Orphanage Trust case and an ACC case on charges of amassing illegal wealth.
The High Court granted Tarique Rahman six months bail in the case.
ACC okays charges against 16 People
Dhaka, Aug 21 – The Anticorruption Commission on Thursday approved chargesheets against 16 people in six cases, most filed for concealing information and amassing illegal wealth, an official said.
Former commerce adviser Barkatullah Bulu and former ambassador to Abu Dhabi, Md Nazim Ullah Chowdhury, are among the people on the chargesheets, ACC director general colonel Hanif Iqbal told reporters at his office.
Barkatullah Bulu, his wife and son allegedly earned Tk 3.23 crore through undeclared sources and concealed information on wealth worth Tk 3.37 crore.
Nazim Ullah Chowdhury stands accused of costing the state coffer Tk 20 lakh through various criminal activities.
The fourteen others are Bulu's wife Shamima Akter and son Omar Sharif Md Imran (Saniat), caretaker of Bulu's house Toufiqur Rahman and his wife Ipsita Rahman, retired police officer Md Majibul Haque, his wife Shahida Haque and son Md Shahidul Haque, Sitara Alamgir—wife of former state minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir—sons Jalal Alamgir and Joy Alamgir and daughter Shirin Mansur, forests conservator Md Ali Kabir Haider and his wife Rita Ismat Ara, and Upazila Education Officer Md Saifuddin Muttaki.
Md Majibul Haque, his wife and son face charges of earning Tk 5.14 crore through unknown sources and concealing information on wealth worth Tk 2.15 crore.
According to the chargesheet, Sitara Alamgir and her children, in connivance with employee Toufiqur Rahman and his wife, earned Tk 2.58 crore through undeclared sources and concealed information worth Tk 75.19 lakh.
Md Ali Kabir Haider and his wife Rita Ismat Ara allegedly amassed Tk 94.98 lakh through illegal means and hid information on wealth worth Tk 19.20 lakh.
Education Officer Md Saifuddin Muttaki stands accused of taking bribes
ACC unearths graft at former BTTB
Dhaka, Aug 11 – The Anticorruption Commission has discovered that Tk 15 crore was misappropriated in eight years at Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board, now Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd, an official said Monday.
ACC director general (administration) colonel Hanif Iqbal said officials and employees of the offices of two directors, accounts officer and GPO misappropriated Tk 14.78 crore by 2000-2008 showing fake bills on conveyance.
Iqbal said approximately Tk 8 crore was also misappropriated by the ministry in charges for fuel and maintenance for cars of the state-run company.
The post and telecommunications ministry had realised Tk 7.71 crore for maintenance of just 15 vehicles from BTTB.
Legal action will be taken against the people involved in these cases, the Iqbal said.
BTCL started operating as a public limited company in July
Dhaka, Aug 10 – The Anticorruption Commission pressed charges on Sunday against Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan (Shah Alam), his wife and sons in a case involving illegal wealth.
ACC deputy assistant director Md Mahbubur Rahman, investigation officer of the case, submitted the chargesheet to the Metropolitan Magistrate's Court for Dhaka.
The investigation officer also asked the court to order arrest warrants against the businessman, his wife Afroza Begum, sons Saadat Sobhan (Tanvir), Safiyat Sobhan (Sanvir), Sayem Sobhan (Anvir) and Safwan Sobhan (Tazvir).
Shah Alam is charged with amassing Tk 107.81 crore through undeclared income and concealing information on Tk 14.17 crore in his wealth statement submitted to the anti-graft body.
The ACC filed the case with Ramna Police Station on Dec 9 last year.
Shah Alam currently faces a total of around 11 cases pending trial and investigation, the chargesheet said.
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