Dr. Mosharraf says he earned £ 8.40 lakh legally in UK

BNP Standing Committee member Dr Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain has admitted of £ 8.40 lakh (local currency Tk 9.53 crore) in his and his wife’s accounts maintained with the Lloyds TSB Offshore Private Bank in the United Kingdom, sources said. He, however, claimed that the money was not laundered from the country, but earned legally in the UK.
Dr Mosharraf Hossain, the former Health Minister, said it to Anti-Corruption Commission’s officials during interrogation by the ACC officials. An official wishing anonymity said that the BNP leader did not hide the truth, since the said bank had seized the accounts.
The former minister laundered the amount in his and his wife’s accounts maintained with the Lloyds TSB Offshore Private Bank, which the Metropolitan Police of London proved, he said. The ACC is taking all the preparations to bring the money back. Last Wednesday night, a team of ACC with the assistance of police arrested him from his residence at Gulshan. The next day the ACC produced him to the court and prayed for remand to interrogate him. The court granted three days remand. ACC Deputy Director Ahsan Ali interrogated him. The minister later landed in the jail after remand.
Sources say, the BNP leader did not answer how did he earn the money in the UK. ACC Senior Commissioner Shahabuddin Chuppu said, Mosharraf admitted that he and his wife had accounts in the Lloyds TSB Offshore Private Bank, but he denied the accusation of laundering.
He did not divulge the truth. ACC got evidence of laundering, the commissioner said.
“The commission will present the findings to the court and the court will decide about it”, he said. On February 6, ACC Deputy Director Nasim Anowar filed a case with Ramna Thana against the BNP leader.
According to the case, he earned huge amount of money misusing his power when he was a health minister between 2001 and 2006. Later, he laundered the said amount violating the rules and regulations of the country.