As expected, one of Tareq’s arrested cronies has in excess of USD 10,000,000 in illegal assets. This government still has time to complete its mission.
It should ignore those who think Awami League or BNP would have pursued justice in a better fashion.
A couple of crore taka to a minister in an Awami League or BNP government would have protected not only this criminal – but any criminal.
As we watch people gleefully comment on this government’s shortcomings we are reminded of just how petty, how selfish, how narrow minded our public can be. Whilst we will this government on to success there are many who are willing it to fail. If it does fail we will be heartbroken but they will be happy. And when AL and BNP continue with the rubbish of the past they will be happy.
Let us confine Hasina and Khaleda to the dustbins of history. And may Mujib and Zia scold them sharply if these two ladies finally make it to heaven.
Ezajur Rahman
ACC finds Tk111cr illegal assets of Mamun, wife
Courtesy New Age 7/10/07
The Anti-Corruption Commi-ssion has found businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun and his wife, Shahina Yasmeen, to have owned illegal assets of over Tk 111 crore disproportionate to their known sources of income.
They have earned the money during the 2002–2006 BNP rule, investigations showed.
Mamun, friend of detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s elder son, Tarique Rahman, submitted his income tax return to the National Board of Revenue on Tk 30,95,958 as his legal earning between tax years 2001 and 2006.
His wife, Shahina Yasmeen, submitted income tax on her asset of Tk 18,14,712 during the period. The couple whitened Tk 30,70,89,670 during the period, the commission said.
Investigations revealed that Mamun had deposits of Tk 41,52,88,894 in local and three foreign banks and moveable property. He has 33 fixed deposit receipts with the local banks.
His deposit in two accounts of the Natwest Bank’s Aldwych branch in London amounts to Tk 6,01,57,862 and in an account with the Citibank Singapore’s Capital Square branch Tk 20,41,25,843. The money has been seized, investigation officers said.
Mamun also did not declare his Toyota Lexus worth Tk 28 lakh. His undeclared immoveable property amounts to Tk 9.9 crore. The property includes plots at Gulshan, in Tejgaon Industrial Area, a Bashundhara, and Uttara in
Shahina’s undeclared money in bank accounts, including 12 fixed deposit receipts and savings certificates, found by the investigation team, amounts to more than Tk 4 crore.
She owned land and houses at Dhanmondi, a five-storey house worth more than Tk 6 crore at DOHS Cantonment, Gazipur, Gulshan, and a flat at Baridhara worth more than Tk 5 crore.
Investigations also revealed that Mamun had invested more than Tk 20 crore in nine industries. The investments were made from illegal sources, according to investigations. The industries include One Composite Mill, Khamba Limited, PCCL, One Spinning Limited, SLCTML, One Properties Limited, and One Denim Mills Limited.
The assets were found during investigation of the cases of owning illegal wealth filed against the couple by the commission with the Cantonment police on May 8.
The investigation officer, Syed Tahsinul Haque, an assistant director of the commission, sought permission of the ACC chairman on August 12 to charge the couple with possessing the illegal assets.
Mamun was shown arrested on March 26 and was charged with owning arms illegally. He was convicted to 10 years’ imprisonment in this case in July. A special court in June also sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment for not submitting wealth statement to the commission.
Mamun, who is among the 177 corruption suspects so far listed by the government since March, in court claimed he had been picked up by the law enforcement agencies on January 31.
A total of 13 cases have been filed against Mamun with the different police stations, and of which 11 cases filed for his alleged involvement in extortion, is still under investigation, police said.
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