ACC probes Sheikh Selim’s corruption
Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former information minister and also Member of Parliament (MP) from Kushtia-2 constituency Hasanul Haque Inu and his wife Afroza Haque for acquiring assets worth Tk 6.34 crore illegally.
Furthermore, ACC has also filed three separate cases against three persons including Bangladesh Bank’s former deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, also known as SK Sur, his wife Suparna Sur Chowdhury and daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury on charges of corruption.
At the same time, the anti-graft body will investigate allegation against former Gopalganj-2 MP Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim involving Tk1,300crore tender manipulation.
ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain shared this information during a regular briefing on Sunday at capital Segunbagicha Commission ‘s headquarter.
Additionally, Inu allegedly conducted suspicious transactions worth Tk 11.88 crore in four bank accounts in his name, the ACC official said.
The former minister is accused of amassing wealth worth Tk 4.84 crore while Afroza, also a former lawmaker, is accused of acquiring wealth worth Tk 1.50 crore illegally.
ACC said Sheikh Selim is accused of abusing his power and engaging in irregularities by taking a 10-15 per cent commission from preferred contractors in various government tenders across the country.
The ACC has decided to launch an investigation into these allegations, Akhtar confirmed.
According to the case statements, SK Sur misused his power and engaged in corruption, leading to suspicious large-scale transactions in bank accounts in the names of his wife and daughter.
In all the three cases, SK Sur has been made accused of acquiring and possessing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, amounting to Tk 1.99 crore, along with foreign currencies totalling $169,300, 55,000 euro, and 1,005.4 grammes of gold ornaments valued approximately Tk 5.96 crore, the statement said.
Based on these allegations, separate cases were filed against the accused.
SK Sur’s wife Suparna, with the assistance of her husband, has allegedly acquired and possessed wealth disproportionate to her known sources of income, amounting to Tk 4.10crore.
On the other hand, their daughter Nandita, in collusion with her father’s abuse of power, was made accused of illicitly acquiring and possessing assets worth Tk 74.71 lakh, which are inconsistent with any legitimate source of income.