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ACC sues ex-jailer Sohel Rana for misappropriating Tk 2.74 cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Monday filed a case against former jailer of Chattogram central jail Sohel Rana Biswas for misappropriating around Tk 2.74 crore.
ACC deputy director in Chattogram Abu Sayed filed the case with Chattogram Coordinated Office, said Deputy Director of ACC Public Relations office Muhammad Arif Sadeq.
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According to the case statement, the jailer did not mention about Tk 40 lakh in his wealth statement which was submitted on September 18, 2019.
ACC in their investigation found that he had also amassed TK 2. 34 crore through corruption and bribery, it also said.
On October 26 last year, Sohel Rana was arrested from a Mymensingh-bound train along with Tk 44.4 lakh cash, over Tk1 crore in cheques and 12 bottles of phensidyl.
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ACC sues Barguna’s Amtoli municipality mayor, wife
The Anti- Corruption Commission ( ACC) filed two cases against mayor of Amtoli Municipility in Barguna district Motiar Rahman and his wife Nusrat Jahan for amassing wealth beyond their known sources of income and concealing information in the wealth statement.
The two cases were filed with Dhaka Coordinated Office, ACC-1 on Monday after investigation.
Deputy Director of ACC Public Relations office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB that assistant director Omar Faruk filed the case.
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According to the case statement, the couple concealed information about Tk 4.29 crore in their wealth statements .
They submitted their wealth statements on November 7, 2019 after receiving a notice of ACC on August 22 in the same year.
HC grants bail to expelled Sramik League leader in a graft case
The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to expelled Sramik League leader Tufan Sarkar of Bogura in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commision.
Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice SM Mozibur Rahman passed the order after hearing a petition.
On October 18, the HC issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why Tufan should not be granted bail in the case.
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Advocate Rafiqul Islam Sohel stood for Tufan while Advocate Sazzad Hossain and Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the ACC and state respectively.
The case was filed against Tufan over amassing wealth and concealing wealth information.
According to the case despite having no known source of income Tufan was accused of hiding information about his property worth over Tk 29 lakh besides amassing about Tk. 1.60 crore beyond his known source of income.
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Tufan has been in prison since 2017 in a case filed over the rape and torture of a schoolgirl and her mother.
On June 22, 2020, the High Court rejected his bail plea in the case.
HC directs ACC to remove IO over bribery allegation
The High Court on Monday directed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to remove its Assistant Director Md Alamgir Hossain from investigating a case over allegations of demanding bribes.
The court also directed to take departmental and legal actions against the Investigation Officer for contacting the accused’s brother over phone, which is unethical.
The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and SM Mojibur Rahman passed the order during a hearing on a writ petition filed in this regard by the defendant in the case.
Alamgir Hossain was investigating a case filed by ACC against former sub registrar of Dhaka sadar and incumbent registrar of Pirojpur district Md Abdul Kuddus Howladar and his wife Mahinur Begum.
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But recently Abdul Kuddus sent a letter to the ACC Chairman alleging Alamgir demanded bribes from his brother over the case through a phone call.
After not getting a reply, he filed a writ petition with the High Court.
On March 7, the court asked to submit the call record and list of the petitioner’s brother’s phone number and accused IO Alamgir's during a hearing.
Following which, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and Grameenphone submitted a report which showed record of multiple conversations between the two numbers.
The petitioner’s lawyer Md Kamal Hossain said, “If the phone call was about investigation the IO would have talked to the accused not his brother.”
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Following the report HC summoned IO Alamgir, issued a rule and set Today’s date for final hearing on the petition.
On October 22, 2020, ACC filed a case with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s court against Md Abdul Kuddus and his wife for hiding information of Tk 24.70 lakh worth assets, acquiring Tk 90.12 lakh worth assets and keeping it occupied.
ACC summons Ideal school and college principal over graft allegation
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday summoned Ideal school and college principal Shahanara Begum over the allegation of acquiring illegal assets.
A letter signed by the Assistant Director of the ACC Ataur Rahman Sarkar asked the principal to be appeared on November 15 at the ACC head office to record her statement.
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Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq confirmed this to UNB.
If she fails to appear at ACC at the given time, it will be considered that she does not have any statement regarding the charges against her, he said.
ACC quizzes BNS chairman on graft charges
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday quizzed the chairman of BNS Group of Companies MNH Bulu in connection with grabbing of a government plot.
ACC Director Sheikh Fanfillah and Deputy Director Subash Dutta questioned him at the ACC head office.
According to ACC, the BNS Group chairman bought a plot in Gulshan from Anawar Alam. Anwar in collision with the officials of RAJUK and the Public Works Department illegally took many plots in Gulshan and Dhanmondi areas.
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Earlier, the ACC received a number of graft allegations, including income tax dodging and construction of a building in the capital without the approval of city authority, against the BNS Group chairman.
According to the allegations received by the ACC, Bulu built BNS Centre at the city’s Uttara Sector 7 without the approval of Rajuk, and swindled about Tk 22 crore of customers’ money by selling the properties.
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Rajbari Regional Passport Office under ACC scanner
Anti-Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Sunday conducted a drive at the Rajbari Regional Passport Office as the Commission received allegations of bribery for providing passport services to customers.
Deputy Director of ACC public relations office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB that an enforcement team led by Assistant Director of Integrated District Office in Faridpur Kamlesh Mandal raided the passport office.
The spokesperson also said that an ACC Enforcement Team visited the passport office, questioned the concerned officials about the allegations and recorded their statements in this regard.
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The team has also asked for some specific documents provide various documents related to corruption, he added.
The ACC Enforcement Team will submit the final report along with the necessary recommendations after verifying the papers received from the passport.
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ACC probes allegation of loan embezzlement at Agrani bank
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday conducted a drive at Nalitabari branch of Agrani Bank to probe allegation that loans meant for farmers have been withdrawn through fraud.
Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB that the enforcement team of Integrated District Office, Tangail led by Deputy Director Jitendra Nath visited the spot and questioned the concerned including the branch manager Suman Chandra Karmakar about the allegations and recorded their statements.
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The team checked the documents of the fake loan and recorded the statements of fake loan receivers, the spokesperson also said.
The ACC has already filed two cases against the accused on corruption charges, which are currently in the process of approval of the chargesheet.
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According to the case, Branch Manager of the bank withdrew the dedicated loan allocated for the farmers creating fake National Identify Card (NID) in the name of farmers.
The ACC Enforcement Team will submit a final report to the Commission along with the necessary recommendations after verifying all the information and evidence obtained in the operation.
Case filed by ACC against NRB Bank director and his wife
The Anti-Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Monday filed a case against Director of NRB Bank M Badiuzzaman and his wife Nasrin Zaman for misappropriating TK 2.53 crore.
The case was filed with the Dhaka Coordinated Office of ACC on Monday after the investigation.
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Deputy Director of ACC public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB that assistant director Saiduzzaman filed the case.
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According to the case statement, Badiuzzaman amassed an amount of TK 1.03 crore while another TK 1.5 crore was misappropriated in his wife's name.
ACC files case against three people for misappropriation of govt funds
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Friday filed a case against three people, including a former caretaker of the 250-bed Kushtia General Hospital over alleged misappropriation of government funds.
Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq confirmed the case to UNB.
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The accused are- retired supervisor of the hospital Hasanujjaman, assistant repairer cum training engineer of National Electro- Medical Equipment Maintenance Workshop & Training Center (NEMEMW & TC) AHM Abdus Quddus, proprietor of Paragon Enterprise Jahedul Islam.
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The accused together embezzled more than 1 crore 10 lakh by procuring medical equipment at a price higher than the market price for illegal financial gain without verifying or collecting the market price of medical equipment before the call.