The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The Anti-Corruption Commission is going to charge-sheet detained former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's nephew, former BNP lawmaker Shahrin Islam Tuhin, in the case filed against him for amassing illegal wealth and hiding information about it.

The Commission has also decided to submit charge sheets in three cases including one against Awami League presidium member and former minister Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury's son, Shahadab Akbar.

The anti-graft watchdog is also set to file two graft cases -one against Rajshahi BNP general secretary and Tanor pourasava chairman Shish Mohammad, and another against Chowdhury Abul Kalam Azad, assistant director of Bangladesh Television (BTV), and two others.

Speaking at a regular briefing Wednesday afternoon, ACC director general Col Hanif Iqbal said the Commission has approved the submission of the four charge sheets and filing of the three cases.

Khaleda's nephew, Tuhin, will be charge-sheeted in the case filed for acquiring wealth worth Tk 2.08 crore beyond known sources of income and concealment of information of assets worth Tk 1.43 crore.

The charge sheet will be submitted under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004 and section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules, 2007.

The ACC filed the case on December 19, 2007 with Gulshan police station against Tuhin, former MP representing Nilphamari-1 constituency.

The Commission will submit charge sheet in the case filed against Sajeda's son, Shahadab, for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 1.25 crore and hiding information of wealth worth about Tk 97 lakh.

Abdus Sabur Khan, assistant vice president of Islami Bank, and six others will be charge-sheeted in the case filed against them for misappropriating Tk 65 lakh through falsehood and fraudulent acts, while M Nuruzzaman, an upazila primary education officer, will be charge-sheeted in the case filed for taking bribe of Tk 8,000.

Of the two cases to be filed against Rajshahi BNP general secretary and Tanor pourasava chairman Shish Mohammad, the first one will be filed for earning illegal wealth worth about Tk 90 lakh and second one for misappropriating Tk 5 lakh of the lease money of the pourasava.

BTV assistant director (Finance) Chowdhury Abul Kalam Azad and two others will be charged with misappropriating Tk 1.46 crore of advertisement money realized from the advertisers.

Col Hanif Iqbal also informed that the Commission has approved the submission of final report as mistake of fact of the case filed against former BNP minister Tariqul Islam for misappropriating two bundles of CI sheets, as his involvement was not proved during the investigation.

The case was filed with Jessore Kotwali police station on March 3 this year.