ACC sues Tarique, wife, mother-in-law

FE Team | Published: September 27, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Wednesday filed a corruption case against BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman, his wife and mother in-law for concealing information in wealth statements and acquiring wealth beyond their known sources of income, reports UNB.
ACC deputy director Jahurul Huda filed the first information report (FIR) with Kafrul police station at 2:50pm against Tarique Rahman, his wife Jobaida Rahman and mother-in-law Iqbalmand Banu for acquiring wealth worth over Tk 42.3 million beyond known sources of income, which was not included in their wealth statements submitted to the Commission.
Tarique, the eldest son of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, was arrested form his mother's cantonment residence in an extortion case March 8.
Meanwhile, the ACC has issued notices to 10 more corruption suspects, including former minister Naziur Rahman Manju and three former MPs, directing them to submit their wealth statements within seven working days.
They are former minister and Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) chairman Naziur Rahman Manju, former MPs Alamgir M Mahfuz Ullah Farid (BNP), Mujibur Rahman Manju (BNP) and Atiur Rahman Atique (AL), AL leader Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya's son Dipu Chowdhury, protocol officer of Land Ministry Kutub Uddin Ahmed, Khagrachhari district AL general secretary Zahidur Rahman, Swadesh Property owner Hedayet
Ullah, Mokhlesur Rahman of Dinajpur and AL presidium member Sajeda Chowdhury's son Shahadat Akbar Chowdhury.
Among them, nine were served with notices on Tuesday while Shahadat Wednesday.
With the issuance of the notices to these 10 corruption suspects, the Commission has so far issued notices to 138 of 142 corruption suspects whose names appeared on three lists published earlier.
The issue of serving notices to three more corruption suspects -- Liakat Shikder, Jewel and Nazim Uddin -- is under process and they will be served with notices by today after the Commission's meeting. The notice to DESA CBA leader Kazi Mosharaf Hossain cannot be issued because of a writ petition pending with the High Court.
Talking to reporters, ACC secretary Mokhles ur Rahman said with the issuance of the notices to 10 corruption suspects the Commission has so far issued notices to 138 of 142 the corruption suspects the lists of whom were earlier issued by the Commission.