Customs official gets 8 years\\\' jail for earning illegal wealth

Chittagong Special Divisional court in a verdict Wednesday awarded a customs official with eight years of imprisonment for acquiring wealth beyond his source of income.
Judge Mir Ruhul Amin delivered the verdict convicting former superintendent of customs exercise and VAT commissioner, Taqnaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district Sheikh Akram Hossain, court sources said.
The court also acquitted his two wives Jahanara Begum and Nilufar Yasmin of separate charges which could not be proved against them.
Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) during an investigation into the wealth statement of Sheikh Akram Hossain found that he has possessed wealth nearly of Tk19.45 million through illegal means.
ACC on October 16, 2011 filed a case against Sheikh Akram Hossain on charges of possessing illegal wealth beyond the source of income.
The court framed charges against him on May 7, 2014 and delivered the verdict today after examining 7 witnesses out of 10.
The court also fined him the amount, in default to suffer one year imprisonment more.
The court ordered deputy magistrate of Chittagong to realize the money from his wealth.
-SS