Court examines accused Mir Nasir, his son tomorrow

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The Special Makeshift Judge's Court trying bigwig suspects for corruption fixed tomorrow (Wednesday) for examining accused former state minister for civil aviation and tourism Mir Nasir along with his son Mir Helal.
Judge Amar Kumar Roy passed the order Monday, after conclusion of the deposition by the prosecution witnesses and their cross-examinations by the defence counsel, reports UNB.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Public Prosecutor (PP) presented 32 prosecution witnesses to prove the corruption case.
On May 15 last, the court framed charges against Mir Nasir along with his son for possessing huge wealth disproportionate to their legal sources of income.
According to the case, both father and son earned over Tk 300 million, which is disproportionate to their known sources of income-an offence punishable under the Anti-Corruption Act and the Emergency Powers Rules.
Meanwhile, the charge-hearing of a graft case against former telecommunications minister Mohammad Nasim takes place today (Tuesday) at another special court set up at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
According to the case, Nasim by abusing power allowed WorldTel Holdings Limited to install 0.30 million digital telephones in the country without tender.
Nasim's associate AHS Rahman of the Consociates Limited was also accused in the case as he was "illegally" appointed consultant by the then telecommunications minister to supervise the project that harmed country's interests.