Four-party candidate for Jhenaidah-2 sued for corruption
Monday, 15 December 2008
JHENAIDAH, Dec 14 (bdnews24.com): The Anti-corruption Commission sued Sunday Moshiur Rahman, former MP of BNP and four-party candidate for the Jhenaidah-2 seat, on charges of accumulating assets from unknown sources and concealing information about the wealth.
The case was filed by Mosharraf Hossain Mridha, assistant director of the Kushtia office of the ACC, said Kazi Wazed Ali, officer in charge of Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station.
."The case against Moshiur Rahman has been lodged under clauses 26(2) and 27(1) of Anti-corruption Act."
The case states that on June 5 Moshiur and his cohorts submitted a wealth statement of nearly Tk 77.3 million (7.73 crore) to the ACC. The ACC on investigation found that the total value of his wealth was at around Tk 81.7 million (8.17 crore).
The FIR also stated that Moshiur had concealed information of additional wealth of close to Tk 50.7 million (5.07 crore) and illegally accumulated about another Tk 59.8 million (5.98 crore).
The case was filed by Mosharraf Hossain Mridha, assistant director of the Kushtia office of the ACC, said Kazi Wazed Ali, officer in charge of Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station.
."The case against Moshiur Rahman has been lodged under clauses 26(2) and 27(1) of Anti-corruption Act."
The case states that on June 5 Moshiur and his cohorts submitted a wealth statement of nearly Tk 77.3 million (7.73 crore) to the ACC. The ACC on investigation found that the total value of his wealth was at around Tk 81.7 million (8.17 crore).
The FIR also stated that Moshiur had concealed information of additional wealth of close to Tk 50.7 million (5.07 crore) and illegally accumulated about another Tk 59.8 million (5.98 crore).