Tarique's wealth statement submitted to ACC

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The jail authority Sunday submitted the wealth statement of Tarique Rahman to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), reports bdnews24.com.
Tarique's lawyer Ahmed Azam Khan had earlier submitted an eight-page wealth statement of his client to the Dhaka Central Jail authority.
Advocate Khan said, "I gave Tarique Rahman's wealth statement to Dhaka jail authority on June 7. I have learnt that the jail authority submitted it to ACC Sunday."
Joint-forces arrested former prime minister Khaleda Zia's son and BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique from his Mainul Road house at Dhaka Cantonment on March 7. Three extortion cases have been filed against him.
The wealth statement, signed by Tarique, mentions a one-storey building in Gulshan, and 2.01 acres of agriculture land in Bogra. The Gulshan house was allocated by the government, of which Tarique owns a third.
Two bank accounts were also disclosed in his name - Tk 28,162 with Dhaka Bank's Banani branch, and Tk 6,290 with AB Bank's Gulshan branch in addition to a savings bond worth Tk 20,000, and an FDR of Tk 1,00,000 with Rupali Bank's Dhaka Cantonment branch. The FDR was purchased with a government grant, given after his father late president Ziaur Rahman was killed, according to the statement.
Tarique's wife Jobaida Rahman was reported to own three houses in Dhanmondi, one in Mohakhali DOHS, and a fourth in Motijheel.
She also owns one bigha of land in Joydevpur. She inherited the assets from her late father rear admiral Mahbub Ali Khan and mother Syeda Iqbalmand Banu, according to the wealth statement.
Jobaida has Tk 12,639 in an IFIC account, two FDRs of Tk 25,00,000 and Tk 10,00,000 with Prime Bank, and has also made an FDR of Tk 20,00,000 in the name of her daughter Zaima with a loan she received from Rahman Group.
Tarique also declared business capital of Tk 2,71,000 with TM Enterprise. In 1992-93, he purchased 50,000 shares of Tk 100 each of Dandy Dyeing, and 18,500 shares of Tk 100 each of Rahman Group. However, Tarique claimed he has not been receiving dividends from Dandy Dyeing shares since 2003.
He claims he possesses a total of 58.3-grams of gold, which he had received as gifts on his birthdays and for his wedding. Tarique has Tk 40,107 in cash and furniture and electronic gadgets worth Tk 1,80,000 at home.
Tarique's wife owns 839.52-grams of gold that she had inherited, of which 139.92-grams are deposited in a bank.
At her Mainul Road house, Jobaida has two bedroom sets, two sofas, a dining table, four chairs and an air-conditioner, which she had received as wedding gifts from her mother. She bought two refrigerators, a colour television, a computer, a microwave oven and two air-conditioners with her earnings from 2001 to 2006.
Tarique claimed in the wealth statement that he has liabilities with Rahman Group and some banks. It included a Tk 20,00,000 loan from the group.