ACC sues Khoka, family for amassing ill-gotten wealth
Thursday, 3 April 2008
The Anti-Corruption Com-mission eventually sued Dhaka City Corporation mayor and BNP leader Sadek Hossain Khoka, his wife, son and daughter for allegedly amassing ill-gotten wealth and concealing information thereof, reports UNB.
ACC assistant director Samsul Alam filed the First Information Report Wednesday with Ramna police station against Khoka, his wife Ismat Ara, son Ishrak Hossain and daughter Sarika Sadek.
The mayor, along with his family, has been accused of acquiring wealth worth about Tk 175.70 million beyond known sources of their income and covering up information of assets worth about Tk 100 million in the statement submitted to the anti-graft watchdog under the ongoing purge in the interim period.
The first corruption case against mayor Khoka was filed under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act 2004, section 109 of the Penal Code and section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules 2007.
ACC assistant director Samsul Alam filed the First Information Report Wednesday with Ramna police station against Khoka, his wife Ismat Ara, son Ishrak Hossain and daughter Sarika Sadek.
The mayor, along with his family, has been accused of acquiring wealth worth about Tk 175.70 million beyond known sources of their income and covering up information of assets worth about Tk 100 million in the statement submitted to the anti-graft watchdog under the ongoing purge in the interim period.
The first corruption case against mayor Khoka was filed under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act 2004, section 109 of the Penal Code and section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules 2007.