Nasim's trial in WorldTel scam case begins
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
The trial of former telecommunications minister Mohammad Nasim in the WorldTel scam case began at a makeshift anti-graft court in the city Tuesday with the testimony of prosecution witnesses, reports UNB.
Abdul Hye, an officer of the now-defunct Bureau of Anti-Corruption who filed the case against Nasim and another on January 8, 2002, made his deposition before the court.
The hearing was adjourned until Sunday.
According to the prosecution story, Nasim, by abusing power, allowed WorldTel Holdings Limited to install 0.30 million digital telephones in the capital without floating tender.
Nasim's associate, AHS Rahman, director of Consociates Limited, was also accused in the case as he was illegally appointed consultant by the then telecommunications minister to supervise the project that "harmed the country's interests".
The co-accused, Rahman, will be tried in absentia, as he managed to leave the country after securing bail from the court.
Meanwhile, the charge hearing of the graft case filed against Awami Shechch-hasebak League General Secretary Pankaj Debnath along with his wife Monica Debnath concluded Tuesday.
After hearing the submissions by both the defence and the prosecution, the court fixed today (Wednesday) for order whether it would indict the two accused or not.
Pankaj along with his wife was accused of concealing information about their wealth in their asset account submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Abdul Hye, an officer of the now-defunct Bureau of Anti-Corruption who filed the case against Nasim and another on January 8, 2002, made his deposition before the court.
The hearing was adjourned until Sunday.
According to the prosecution story, Nasim, by abusing power, allowed WorldTel Holdings Limited to install 0.30 million digital telephones in the capital without floating tender.
Nasim's associate, AHS Rahman, director of Consociates Limited, was also accused in the case as he was illegally appointed consultant by the then telecommunications minister to supervise the project that "harmed the country's interests".
The co-accused, Rahman, will be tried in absentia, as he managed to leave the country after securing bail from the court.
Meanwhile, the charge hearing of the graft case filed against Awami Shechch-hasebak League General Secretary Pankaj Debnath along with his wife Monica Debnath concluded Tuesday.
After hearing the submissions by both the defence and the prosecution, the court fixed today (Wednesday) for order whether it would indict the two accused or not.
Pankaj along with his wife was accused of concealing information about their wealth in their asset account submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).