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ACC sues Jessore Education Board ex-chairman, 9 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against ten officials of Jessore Education Board including its ex-chairman Molla Amir allegedly for misappropriating TK 1.20 crore.
The case was filed with Jessore co-ordinated office of ACC on Tuesday after investigation.
Deputy Director of ACC Public Relations Office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB that assistant director Mahfuz Iqbal filed the case.
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According to the case statement, they embezzled the money in in the name of purchasing computers, computer accessories and printers during 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018- 19.
The other accused are assistant secretary (Common Services) Jahangir Alam, security officer Monir Hossain, deputy assistant engineer Kamal Hossen, sports officer Asafudullah, audit officer Abdus Salam, accounts officer Mizanur Rahman, assistant secretary (common services) Ashrarful Islam, system analyst Sharif Salma Kohinur and accounts officer Jahanara Khatun.
ACC annual reports handed to president
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Moinuddin Abdullah on Monday presented the commission's annual report 2020 and 2021 to President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the evening.
President's press secretary Joynal Abedin briefed the reporters after the meeting.
During the meeting, the ACC chairman briefed the President on various aspects of the report and the overall activities of the commission.
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Mentioning the corruption as the major obstacles to the development and progress, the President emphasized on prevention rather than remedy in curbing corruption.
He said effective measures should be taken to ensure that no one gets through corruption.
President Hamid suggested increasing the use of information technology to accelerate anti-corruption efforts.
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The President also directed to ensure transparency and accountability of the officials concerned in the investigation and search process.
ACC Commissioner Dr. Mozammel Haque Khan and Zahurul Haque and Secretary Mohammad Mahbub Hossain were present on the occasion.
Secretary to the President's Office Sampad Barua, Military Secretary Major General SM Salah Uddin Islam, Press Secretary Joynal Abedin and Election Commission Secretary Humayun Kabir Khandaker were also present on the occasion.
Asia Cup T20 to be held in August
The next edition of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Asia Cup to be held in August in Sri Lanka, the ACC has confirmed on Saturday.
The last edition of the Asia Cup took place in the UAE in 2018 when India won the title beating Bangladesh in the final.
The Asia cup was scheduled to be played in 2020 in Sri Lanka. But due to the pandemic hiatus, the schedule was changed twice.
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The event will be held in the T20 format as the teams will take part in the T2o World Cup later this year. The next edition of the Asia Cup will be played in Pakistan, the ACC has also confirmed.
The ACC has confirmed that this year’s Asia Cup will be held between August 27 to September 11. At the same time, the executive committee of the ACC has extended the tenure of the current president Joy Shah by one year until 2024.
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Joy Shah took over the rule of the ACC head from Bangladesh’s Nazmul Hassan in early 2021.
The committee has also upgraded the status of Qatar to the full member of the ACC from its associate status.
ACC official Sharif’s termination: Writ petition filed seeking reinstatement in job
Sharif Uddin, a sacked officer of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), on Sunday filed a writ with the High Court seeking reinstatement in his job.
Advocate Mia Mohammad Ishtiaq filed the writ petition on behalf of Sharif in the branch concerned of the High Court.
The ACC chairman, ACC secretary, law secretary and public administration secretary were made respondents in the writ.
The petition sought HC’s declaration that the dismissal of Sharif was illegal and unconstitutional under Section 54 (2) of the ACC Employment Rules 2008.
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The petition may be presented for hearing in a bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman on Monday or Tuesday, said Advocate Mia Mohammad.
Earlier on February 23, ten lawyers of the Supreme Court filed a writ petition seeking probe into the termination of Sharif.
The court set Tuesday for delivering the order of writ petition of 10 lawyers.
The ten SC lawyers are Mohammad Shishir Monir, Rezwana Ferdous, Jamilur Rahman Khan, Uttam Kumar Banik, Mustafizur Rahman, Tarequl Islam, Ahmed Abdullah Khan, Syed Mohammad Raihan, Saiful Islam and Noab Ali.
On February 16, the ACC issued a gazette notification firing Sharif from the post of deputy-assistant director of ACC, Patuakhali.
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He also served as the ACC officer in Chattogram for three years and when he was in Chattogram, Sharif recommended submitting a charge sheet against 155 officials including police, admin cadre officials and political persons for allegedly embezzling Tk 3.5 crore by acquiring land in Cox’s Bazar.
Sharif also filed a case against Chattogram City Corporation Ward Councillor, Union Parishad chairman of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar and police officers for providing National Identity Cards to Rohingyas and inserting them in the voter list.
He also filed a case against some people including high officials concerned of Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL), former Minister Nurul Islam’s son on June 10, 2021 for providing gas connections illegally.
Later, Sharif was transferred to Patuakhali from Chattogram.
He alleged that he also received death threats from someone for his anti-graft role.
CCC's shop leasing: 20 people acquitted from ACC case
A Chattogram court on Tuesday acquitted 20 people, including an Awami League leader, from a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for leasing Chattogram City Corporation’s (CCC) 23 shops without publishing tender in the newspaper in 1997.
Chattogram Divisional Special Judge Munshi Abdul Majid passed the order.
Those cleared of the case are- Md Jahedul Alam Chowdhury, Khorshed Alam Chowdhury, Bakhtiyar Uddin Khan, AM Mainul Haque and his wife Nazneen Sultana, Mubarak Ullah, Nezamul Haque, Hosne Ara Begum, Md Yunus, Sheikh Sarwardi, Ishtiaq Ahmad Chowdhury, Md Ershadul Haque, Hasina Bhuiyan, Nur Nahar Begum, Hasan Murad, Didarul Islam, Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Golman Ara Begum, Anjuman Ara Begum Minu and Mahbub Mintu.
Earlier, former mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, the main accused in the case, was absolved by the court due to his death.
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Advocate Sheikh Iftekhar Saimul Chowdhury, counsel for the defendants, said around 24 people were accused in this case. The ACC charge sheet recommended the acquittal of three persons during the main period. The ACC could not prove the allegations against the remaining 20 people before the court.
“And so, we plead to the court for the acquittal of all the accused in the supplementary charge sheet,” he added.
According to ACC, the 23 shops built by Chattogram City Corporation at Muradpur in the city were allotted between January and December in 1997. The then ACC inspector Shamsul Alam filed a case against 24 people at the Kotwali Police Station on October 13 in 2002, alleging lease of the shops without publishing tender in the newspaper and verification.
Later, another ACC inspector Md Mobinul Islam also submitted a memorandum of evidence (ME) to the court.
According to the ME, Mayor Mohiuddin Chowdhury did not publish any tender in the newspaper regarding the shop lease. The then mayor provided a written allotment order fixing the price and monthly rent of his shop.
Later, another inspector Jahangir Alam reviewed the ME of the two previous investigating officers and submitted a charge sheet in the court on February 9 in 2006.
Following the writ petition of Mohiuddin Chowdhury, the High Court stayed the proceedings of the case on 22 February of the same year.
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On December 6 in 2012, the High Court lifted the ban on the proceedings of the case by dismissing the rule relating to the writ petition. Then the trial of the case began.
On January 16 in 2019, the court directed further investigation into the case. According to the instructions of the ACC head office of the court, Fakhrul Islam, assistant director of ACC’s Chattogram integrated district office-1, submitted the charge sheet after investigating the case.
ACC files graft case against Apple Global executive
The Anti-Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Wednesday filed a case against the managing director of Apple Global Aviur Rahman for alleged siphoning off TK 463 crore 38 lakh.
The case was filed at Dhaka Coordinated Office of ACC after the primary investigation.
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Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB that Deputy Director Jalaluddin Ahmed filed the case.
According to the case, Aviur did not take any measure to return the foreign currency obtained from the international incoming calls though it was transferred to Bangladesh.
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ACC officials protest removal of officer Sharif
Officials and employees of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday organised a human chain to protest the firing of its deputy assistant director Sharif Uddin.
]The human chain was held in front of the ACC office at noon. Earlier, they submitted a memorandum to the ACC secretary Mahbub Hossain.
The ACC yesterday sacked officer Sharif with immediate effect for his alleged involvement in various irregularities including torturing a CIP businessman in Cox's Bazar by implicating him in a false case.
Syed Nazrul Islam, a deputy director of the ACC, who took part in the human chain, told reporters that his colleague was removed in action under section 54 (2) yesterday.
He said the Sharif has been unfairly removed.
"We are going through a number of problems while conducting investigation. Hopefully our commissioners will look into our problems rationally," he said.
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He further added that a criminal procedure based on Invisibility and Inquiry cannot be rushed. Many unfair things happen to officers and employees, including lack of security.
Mentioning the clause as unconstitutional and under-trial issue, the officials and employees also demanded cancellation of removal order from Sharif.
They also said that they worked to bring the corrupt under the law, regardless of who they are, to implement the vision and mission of the Commission.
The office order of the ACC said that Sharif Uddin would be removed from his post as per the rule 54 (2) of the ACC (staff) rules, 2008. He will get 90 days salary and other benefits.
Earlier on 16 June last year, the ACC Director Monirul Islam vide an office order transferred 21 officials including Sharif Uddin to Patuakhali from Chattogram. Sharif Uddin was much criticized for his wrongdoings and irregularities during the anti-corruption drive in Chattogram in 2020-21.
Casino raids: ACC approves chargesheet against Lokman, Mominul
Anti- Corruption (ACC) on Monday took the decision of approving the chargesheet against former BCB director Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan and former Dhaka South City councilor Mominul Haque Saeed in the casino scandal.
Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Mahbub Hossain briefed the reporters.
ACC sued BCB Director Lokman, also the former director in-charge of Mohammedan Sporting Club Ltd, on allegations of acquiring assets worth over Tk6.72 crore through his involvement in various illegal activities in October 2019.
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On the other hand, Mominul was sued for accumulating assets worth over Tk5.60 crore in November the same year.
Lokman siphoned off over Tk57 lakh to Australia while Mominul laundered over Tk 78 lakh to three countries: Singapore, Malaysia and Oman.
ACC probes wealth of Ex-MD of Eastern Refinery Rezaul and his wife
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday asked the former managing director of Eastern Refinery, Chattogram Rezaul Alam and his wife to submit their wealth statements.
A notice signed by ACC's director Akter Hossain Azad has been sent to the couple, according to the commission’s public relations wing.
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The notice sought statement of their all immovable or movable property acquired in the name of the couple and their dependents.
The source of income and the detailed information on how those were acquired will have to be submitted to the ACC within 21 working days of receiving the notice.
ACC files graft case against 3 Krishi Bank officials and two others
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday night filed a case against five people, including three officials of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, for allegedly embezzling Tk 6.5 lakh from the 40-day Employment Program for the extreme Poor (UGPP) project using fake names of workers.
Nurul Islam, the agency's assistant director, filed the case at the ACC's Chittagong-2 integrated district office the public relations department of the ACC informed.
The accused are - Chairman of Dantmara Union Parishad of Fatikchhari, Chittagong Mohammad Jane Alam, Tag Officer of UGPP Project of, Department of Public Health Engineers Pranbesh Mahajan, Manager of Fatikchhari Branch of Bangladesh Kashi Bank Muhammad Azizul Haque, former officer Sujit Kumar Nath and former cashier Abul Kashem.
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According to the case file, Dantmara Union Parishad misappropriated TK 6 lakh 56 thousand by using the names of 41 workers at the rate of TK200 per day for the first and second phase of the first 60 days of the 2015-2016 fiscal.
In this case, the accused created fake workers and fake master roll in the project, opened fake accounts in the name of the workers and withdrew money in the name of the workers.
A total of 6 projects were implemented in the 2015-2016 fiscal under the 40-day Employment Program (UGPP) for the extremely poor while the total amount allocated TK 59 lakh 4 thousand during the year.