The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to submit charge sheets against former housing and public works minister Mosharraf Hossain and two others on charges of stealing funds and corruption.

The ACC will also submit charge sheets against five other people, including Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Badruddin Ahmed Kamran, said the commission's director general (admin) Col. Hanif Iqbal.

Speaking at a regular press conference, Col. Hanif said yesterday that their decision came, as the ACC investigators found them guilty of corruption, misappropriation of funds and taking bribe.

He said the ACC investigator found Mosharraf, a minister during the Awami League regime, and two others as they allegedly misappropriated around Tk 3 crore by giving state-owned land illegally to Hotel Golden-Inn in Chittagong through misuse of power. The land was allocated for car parking.

The ACC filed the case against them with the Double Mooring Police Station on November 22 last year under section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947, section 409/109 of the Penal Code and section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules 2007.

Col. Hanif said the Commission gave approval to submit charge sheets against SCC mayor Badruddin Kamran and his wife Begum Asma Kamran for hiding information of their wealth worth over Tk 7 lakh and acquiring assets worth around Tk around 2.5 crore beyond their known sources of income.

Giridhari Lal Modi, president and managing director of Uttara Traders Pvt Ltd, and one other would be chargesheeted under the Money Laundering Act as they made illegall transaction and concealed the position of some Tk 8.5 crore.

Col. Hanif, also the ACC spokesman, said Cantonment Police Station sub-inspector Moinul Ahsan would also be charged with taking Tk 5,000 in bribe.

Meanwhile, the ACC decided to file cases against former MP Shahidul Haque Jamal and his wife Nasrin Haque on charges of concealing information of wealth and acquiring assets beyond their known sources of income.

He said the ACC would also lodge a case against former BRTC chairman Khandoker Tayemur Alam for not submitting his wealth statement to the commission by ignoring its order.

The ACC would also file two separate cases against Narail Pourasava chairman Sohrab Hossain Biswas and 11 others for misappropriation of funds.