NN Online:
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed three cases on Monday against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and her children, accusing them of abusing their power to acquire plots from RAJUK.
Confirming the matter, ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain said, the cases were filed with the ACC’s Dhaka Integrated District Office-1.
Sheikh Rehana, her son Redwan Mujib Siddique Bobby, and her daughter Azmina Siddique were named as the main accused in the three cases while Rehana’s another daughter Tulip Rizwana Siddique and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina were named as co-accused.
Apart from this, 12 to 13 people were accused in each case.
In response to a question, Akhter Hossain said British MP Tulip Siddique influenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in allocating plots in Purbachal New Town and the ACC has sufficient evidence in this regard.
ACC deputy director Salahuddin filed the case against Sheikh Rehana while ACC assistant director SM Rashedul Hasan and assistant director Afnan Jannat Keya filed the cases against her son Redwan Mujib Siddique Bobby, and her daughter Azmina respectively.
Sheikh Hasina, Tulip Siddique and officials of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), and 15 others were named as accused in the case filed against Sheikh Rehana.
Besides, Housing and Public Works Ministry Administrative Officer Saiful Islam Sarkar, Senior Assistant Secretary Purabi Goldar, Additional Secretary Aliullah, Additional Secretary (Administration) Kazi Washi Uddin, former RAJUK chairman’s PAA Md Anisur Rahman Miah, former member (Estate and Land) Khurshid Alam, member (Development Control) Tanmoy Das, former member Md Nasir Uddin, Member (Development) Major ( Retired) Eng Shamsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury, Assistant Director Mazharul Islam, Deputy Director Nayeb Ali Sharif and former director Nurul Islam were made accused.
According to the case statement, then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in collaboration with high-ranking officials of RAJUK allocated plots on political considerations through abuse of power and irregularities,
The allocated plots are located on Road No 203 in the diplomatic zone of Sector 27 of Purbachal New Town. The allocation includes three plots of 10 katha each, totaling 30 kathas of land.
On Sunday, the ACC filed a case against ousted Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and 16 others after finding evidence.
On December 27, the ACC announced that it would investigate the allegations of irregularities in the allocation of plots in Purbachal against Sheikh Hasina and six members of her family.
The ACC decided on December 22 to investigate allegations of laundering $300 million (Tk 30,000 crore) abroad against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Earlier, a five-member investigation team was formed to investigate allegations of corruption worth Tk 80,000 crore against Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana’s family in various projects.
