Anti-Corruption Commission
HC orders investigation on assets and bank accounts of Rajarbagh Pir
The High Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate the assets and bank accounts held by Rajarbagh Darbar Sharif and its Pir Dillur Rahman and submit a report accordingly.
The court also directed Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC) of police to investigate if the Pir has any connection with any militant group.
The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order issuing a rule during a hearing on the writ petition filed by eight people harassed by false cases filed across the country by the Pir and his followers.
The court also directed the Criminal investigation Department (CID) to submit an investigation report within 60-days on all the false cases filed by the Pir and his followers.
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In the rule, the court questioned why legal actions will not be taken against the accused for filing false, confusing and harassing cases making 20 including the senior secretary of the home ministry and police chief respondents.
Advocate Shishir Monir presented the petitioner’s side during the hearing while Deputy Attorney General Bipul Bagmar stood for the state.
On September 16, the eight victims filed the writ petition which said the syndicate of Pir Dillur Rahman violated their basic rights bestowed by articles 27, 31, 32 of the constitution in filing the false criminal cases against them.
Earlier on June 7, Ekramul Ahsan Kanchan, 55, resident of Shantibagh area in Dhaka filed a writ petition before the court to quash the 49 false cases filed against him across the country by syndicate of the Rajarbagh Pir.
Following which, the High Court directed CID to investigate the matter.
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According to CID’s investigation report the Pir and his syndicate was pressuring Ekramul to handover a portion of his and his brother’s land in the name of Darbar Sharif which he denied.
Being upset Pir and his followers filed number of cases, including violence against women, rape, robbery, human trafficking against Ekramul in different districts.
On September 8, upon the submission of the report High Court expressed surprise over the Pir syndicate grabbing other’s lands and assets.
ACC asks a Gazipur district register to submit wealth statement
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday asked District Register of Gazipur Ohidul Islam and his wife Khujista Akhtar Banu to submit their wealth statements.
Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB, the commission has issued a notice in this regard.
The notice sought statement of their all immovable or movable property acquired by them and their dependents.
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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.
If they fail to submit the statements within the stipulated time or submit false statement, action will be taken against them as per sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act.
ACC sues BRTA official for misappropriation of govt money
The Anti- Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Wednesday filed a case against an assistant director of BRTA, Noakhali for misappropriating almost TK 13 crore.
Muhammad Arif Sadeq, an official at commission’s public relations, told UNB that the case against Farhanul Haque was filed at Dhaka Coordinated Office,ACC-1 after the investigation.
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According to the case statement, Farhanul transacted TK 12 crore 84 lakh from November 5, 2012 to 2020 in an illegal manner through ten accounts in name of his mother and brother.
He operated their accounts in Standard Chartered Bank, UCBL Bank, Sonali Bank and IDLC.
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Farhanul joined BRTA as an assistant director on September 9, 2012.
Tk 850-cr missing: ACC questions mid-level officers at Ctg Custom House
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday interrogated a revenue officer and seven assistant revenue officers of Chittagong Custom House as part of investigation into allegations of embezzlement of government funds by evading revenue of Tk 850 crore.
Deputy Director of ACC public relations office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB over the phone that assistant revenue officers Saifun Nahar Johnny, Mirza Saeed Hasan Farman, Mahmudul Hasan Munshi, Mahbubar Rahman, Omar Farooq, Saiful Islam, Mahmuda Akter Lipi, and Revenue Officer Saiful Islam were all questioned today.
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According to ACC, the officials embezzled the amount using the IDs of two recently transferred officials, and with the support of seven Clearing and Forwarding agents.
They abused their power for various irregularities and corruption, the Commission also said.
ACC grills five more Titas officials over graft charges
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday questioned another five officials of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company over charges of illegal accumulation of wealth through corruption.
ACC secretary Anwar Hossain Hawlader told reporters that they were being questioned on various corruption charges, including illegal acquisition of assets.
Deputy Director and investigation officer of the Commission Nurul Huda interrogated them at the ACC head office from 10.30am to 5 pm.
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The five officials grilled on Monday are Deputy Managers of Savar area Anisuzzman and Abdul Mannan, Manager of Private Branch of Establishment Division Hasibur Rahman, Compnay Secretary of Corporate Division Mahmudur Rob and Manager of Corotion Control Division Abu Bakkar Siddqur Rahman
A total of 30 officials and employees of Titas Gas officials of Titas gas recorded their statements on August 23 in first phases.
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The ACC informed that the rest of the employees will be quizzed from September 6 to September 8.
ACC goes slow on NID scam case raising questions over its anti-graft drive
Nearly three months ago the country’s anti-graft body sued 17 people, including police officers, election officials and public representatives, on charge of helping Rohingya refugees get the National Identity Cards and passports.
There has been no forward movement in the case since then raising doubts over sincerity of the Anti-Corruption Commission in pursuing a crime as serious as this. And a sudden transfer of the investigation officer who filed the case has raised even more questions.
ACC deputy assistant director Sharif Uddin, who investigated the scam since it broke out in 2019 was transferred on June 16 this year, a day after he filed the case with its Integrated District Office 2, Chattogram.
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ACC officials contacted by UNB correspondent parried questions why the investigation officer was hurriedly taken off the assignment and how the case has progressed since then. Their standard response has been that they are either busy or “contact me later.”
The ACC has been reluctant in sharing any update of the stalled case with regard to the serious crime.
UNB contacted ACC director at Chattogram Mahmud Hasan on August 19, but he declined to share anything about this issue over phone.
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He said "I’m not in office today. Call me next Sunday (August 22) during office time. I can’t talk over phone on this issue. I will talk later in detail after scrutinising the papers."
ACC quizzes three more Titas officials over graft charges
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday questioned another three officials of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company over charges of acquisition of assets through corruption and irregularities.
ACC secretary Anwar Hossain Hawlader told reporters that they were being questioned on various corruption charges, including illegal acquisition of assets.
Deputy director and investigation officer of the Commission Nurul Huda interrogated them at the ACC head office on Sunday from 10.30am to 2 pm.
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A total of 30 officials and employees of Titas Gas are on the scanner of the ACC while it interrogated ten officials of Titas gas and recorded their statements on August 23 in first phases.
ACC informed that the rest of the employees will be quizzed from September 6 to September 8.
Five people were summoned for questioning on Sunday but three came while the other two have applied for the next slot seeking more time.
Those questioned were senior sales assistant at Titas Gas Fayez Ahmed Liton, senior supervisor Harun Aur Rashid and senior supervisor and vice-president of CBA Zakir Hossain.
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The company's assistant officer Delwar Hossain and CBA general secretary Farooq Ahmed skipped the ACC call.
The officials being quizzed are – Manager (Planning and Development) of Titas Abdul Wahab, Manager (General Services Division) Moinul Islam, CBA President of Titas and Weilder (retired) Kojimuddin, CBA General Secretary and Assistant Sales Manager Syed Waezuddin Ahmed, Senior Office Assistant Zakir Hossain, Devoloper of Narayanganj SDO of Titas Yusuf Ali Miazi, senior developer Khandakar Yusuf Ali, office clerk of ESS, Savar, Golam Mawla Sardar, office assistant of DGM office Jakir Hossain, and Senior Sales Assistant Saidur Rahman.
ACC sues wife of an ex engineer of roads and highways department
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against the wife of former additional chief engineer of Road and Highways Department Shahana Parvin for embezzling almost TK 1.5 crore.
Assistant director of ACC Ataur Rahman filed the case with Coordinated Office Dhaka-1.
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Retired additional chief engineer of RHD Zunaid Ahsan Shishir served in the Technical Services wing in city's Tejgaon area.
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27 booked for duping govt of Tk 10.40cr
As many as 27 government employees have been booked by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for allegedly embezzling over Tk 10.40 crore by generating fake vouchers.
The case was lodged against the 27 officials, including three sub-inspectors (SI), on a complaint from the ACC's assistant director of the Jessore integrated district office, Mahfuz Iqbal.
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The accused in the case are Satkhira Debhata Police Station SI Hasina Khatun, SI Md Sabur Alam Khan, Jessore Police Line SI Md Mahabub Alam, Magura Police Line retired SI Saifur Islam and former traffic SI Md Abdul Hai, and retired ASIs Md Atiyar Rahman and Shah Alam Gazi.
Others booked in the case include Magura District Police Line accountant Sharifuzzaman, Magura District accounting and finance officer GM Zillur Rahman, finance officers Saiful Islam and Sarkar Rafiqul Islam, and auditors of the same office -- Ajmal Hossain, Abdul Latif Mia, Fazlur Shahid and Sheikh Abdus Salam.
Magura District Police Line constables Gazi Mashiur Rahman, Firoz Hossain, Shipon Mridha, Taslima Khatun and Halima, retired constable Krishnapad Biswas, Akbar Ali and Abul Kashem, Narail resident Azmal Munsi, Magura resident Rokaiya Yasmin Bichitra and senior principal officer of Sonali Bank Wazed Ali, have also been named in FIR.
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According to the case details, the so-called General Provident Fund (GPF), lamp grant, deposit against supplies and work bill from the Magura police chief's office was not sent to the Magura District Accounts Office. But the accused officials embezzled over Tk 9 crore by issuing 81 account payable checks in the name of nine people.
In the same manner, the six retired policemen of Magura District Police Atiyar Rahman, Shah Alam Gazi, Khan Md. Abdul Hai, Krishnapad Biswas, Akbar Ali and Abul Kashem allegedly embezzled over Tk 76 lakh.
The case has been filed against the accused under Section 409/109 of the Penal Code, Section 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and Section 4 (2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012.
ACC interrogates alleged accomplices of PK Halder at FFIL
Anti-Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Monday interrogated 12 officials of First Finance and Investment Limited (FFIL) in connection with embezzlement of TK 1300 crore by Prashanta Kumar Halder.
The twelve officials are- assistant manager Niaz Ahmed Faruki and Dipak Kumar Chakrabarty, Head of legal affairs Jahangir Alam Bhuiyan, branch manager of Principal Branch Tanvir Ahmed Kamal, Vice-President ( ICC and Recovery Head) Monir Hossain, senior officer Mousumi Pal, Manager Ahsan Rakib, former senior officer Tasnia Tahsin Rozalin, Vice-president and Head of Corporate Finance Mir Imadul Haque, former VP and CFO Moniruzzaman Akanda, former SVP and SME finance head Azimul Haque, and former SEVP and CAD head Pran Gorango Dey.
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The Chairman, Board of Directors, Managing Director and other officials will be interrogated very soon.
According to ACC, the interrogated officials assisted PK Halder to get the loan without any verification and application.
A case will also be filed in this regard.
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