Probe report in graft case against Papia, husband Sept 13

A court in Dhaka on Wednesday set September 13 for submitting probe report in a case lodged against expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon for amassing illegal wealth of over Tk 60 million, reports BSS.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate KM Imrul Qayes set the date again as the investigation officer (IO) could not file the report on Wednesday as per the court order on August 5.

Earlier, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Shaheen Ara Momtaz filed the case against Papia and her husband with its Dhaka district office-1 on August 4 for amassing illegal wealth of Tk 62.4 million.

According to the case documents, Papia and her husband from October 12, 2019, to February 22, 2020, rented a total of 25 rooms of a five-star hotel in Dhaka and paid over Tk 32.3 million cash as room rent, bills for bars, spa, laundry and food service.

Papia spent around Tk 4.0 million in shopping during her stay at the hotel, but couldn't show any valid source of income against this huge sum.

Besides, the ACC also did not find any valid sources of Tk 3.0 million which Papia paid as rent for her flat from April 2015 to April 2020, Tk 10 million invested in car business, Tk 2.0 million invested in car wash solution business in Narsingdi and over Tk 3.05 million deposited in different bank accounts of her and her husband.

On February 22, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Papia and her husband, along with two of their accomplices, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with counterfeit banknotes, foreign currencies and cash.