The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday pressed charges against detained Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Obaidul Quader and his wife in a case filed for accumulating wealth illegally and concealing information about their assets.

SM Sahidur Rahman, an assistant director of the ACC and the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted a charge sheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court of Dhaka, showing 34 people as prosecution witnesses. The IO prayed for issuance of an arrest warrant against Obaidul Quader's wife Ishratunnesa and an order to attach her property, as she has been absconding since the case was filed.

Ashraful Islam, an assistant director of the ACC, on October 30 last year filed the case against the former state minister for youth and sports and his wife for concealing information about their property worth Tk 15.55 lakh and acquiring wealth worth Tk 62.85 lakh illegally.

In the charge sheet, the IO said the charges brought against them were primarily proved and they should be brought under trial. In the charge sheet, Ishratunnesa was accused of abetting the AL leader in amassing the wealth in illegal means.

Obaidul Quader submitted the wealth statement of Tk 1.11 crore to the anti-graft watchdog through jail authorities following an ACC notice last year. In the statement, he showed Tk 46.29 lakh in his name and Tk 64.12 lakh in the name of his wife.