[ALOCHONA] ACC: Charges okayed against ex Barisal mayor

ACC okays charges against Barisal mayor, 7 others
Courtesy New Age 8/7/08

 

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday approved the submission of charge sheets against the Barisal mayor, Majibur Rahman Sarwar, former minister Rafiqul Islam, former lawmaker Mirza Azam and five others for amassing illegal wealth and hiding information on assets.
   The commission’s spokesman Hanif Iqbal at a briefing on Monday said, ‘Allegations of corruption against the people, sued in five cases, have been primarily proved and the charge sheets of the cases will soon be filed with court.’
   He said the commission had approved the notices to ask for wealth statements from former Islami Bank director Mir Quashem Ali and surgery professor at Bangabandu Sheikh Mujib Medical University hospital AK Fazlul Haque.
   Graft charges will be pressed against Sarwar, also former BNP lawmaker, and his wife, Syeda Nasima Sarwar, for acquiring wealth of Tk 9.09 crore and hiding information on assets of Tk 3.89 crore, said a commission handout.
   It also said that the commission would press charges against former Awami League minister Rafiqul, his wife Nurunnahar alias Lily Islam and son Mostofa Ashish Islam for owing wealth of Tk 1 crore illegally and hiding information on asset of Tk 53.52 lakh.
   Charges will also be pressed against former BNP lawmaker Mirza Azam for owing Tk 56.20 lakh beyond his known sources of income and hiding information on asset of Tk 34.84 lakh, the handout said.
   It said charges would be pressed against ward commissioner Monowar Hossain Dipjol, also a film actress, and his wife Romana Monowar for amassing illegal wealth of Tk 5.15 crore and hiding information on assets of Tk 3 lakh.
   The commission approved the filing of a case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s assistant private secretary Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury, also a deputy secretary who is now an officer on special duty, and his wife Jahanara Arzu for owing illegal assets of Tk 68.49 lakh and hiding information on assets on Tk 44.26 lakh, according to the

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