ACC to direct Khoka's children to submit wealth statements
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) is going to serve separate notices soon to Dhaka City Corporation mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka's son and daughter directing them to submit their wealth statements under the current purge, reports UNB.
In the primary inquiries about the wealth of Khoka's son, Ishrak Hossain, and daughter Sarika Sadek it had been found that they had unearned wealth worth about Tk 50 million.
"Inquiry officer Shamsul Islam, an ACC assistant director, has already submitted the primary inquiry reports to the Commission about Khoka's children. During the inquiries, the officer found out that they own illegal wealth worth about Tk 50 million," a competent source told the news agency.
"Subject to the approval of the Commission, the duo will be issued notices soon," the source added.
According to the inquiries, Ishrak Hossain, now residing in the USA, has illegal wealth worth about Tk 30 million while Sarika possesses unearned wealth worth about Tk 20 million.
As per rules, they will be given seven working days to comply with the ACC directives. Upon application, the Commission could extend the time by another seven working days.
Both of them were accused in the graft case filed against their father on April 2 by the ACC for acquiring wealth worth about Tk 175.8 million beyond known sources of income and concealment of information of assets worth about Tk 100 million. Khoka's wife, Ismat Ara, was also implicated in the case.
But, only the mayor of the capital city, now on bail granted by High Court, was charge-sheeted in the case save his wife and children.
According to sources, the Commission decided to initiate separate processes against his children as both of them have separate Tax Identification Numbers (TIN).
In the primary inquiries about the wealth of Khoka's son, Ishrak Hossain, and daughter Sarika Sadek it had been found that they had unearned wealth worth about Tk 50 million.
"Inquiry officer Shamsul Islam, an ACC assistant director, has already submitted the primary inquiry reports to the Commission about Khoka's children. During the inquiries, the officer found out that they own illegal wealth worth about Tk 50 million," a competent source told the news agency.
"Subject to the approval of the Commission, the duo will be issued notices soon," the source added.
According to the inquiries, Ishrak Hossain, now residing in the USA, has illegal wealth worth about Tk 30 million while Sarika possesses unearned wealth worth about Tk 20 million.
As per rules, they will be given seven working days to comply with the ACC directives. Upon application, the Commission could extend the time by another seven working days.
Both of them were accused in the graft case filed against their father on April 2 by the ACC for acquiring wealth worth about Tk 175.8 million beyond known sources of income and concealment of information of assets worth about Tk 100 million. Khoka's wife, Ismat Ara, was also implicated in the case.
But, only the mayor of the capital city, now on bail granted by High Court, was charge-sheeted in the case save his wife and children.
According to sources, the Commission decided to initiate separate processes against his children as both of them have separate Tax Identification Numbers (TIN).