ACC files case against DNCC ward councillor

UNB :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Ward No. 44 Councillor Md. Shafiqul Islam (Shafiq) for earning more than TK 2.50 crore illegally.

Deputy Director of ACC’s Dhaka Integrated District Office-1, Jahangir Alam filed the case, ACC deputy director (Public Relations) Muhammad Arif Sadek told UNB.

According to the statement of the case, Councilor Shafiqul Islam, in the statement of assets submitted to the ACC on March 15, 2021, hid the information of assets of Tk 11.13 lakh out of the assets of Tk 11.97 crore in his name. Besides, evidence of illegal wealth of Tk 2.59 crore 58 lakh has also been found.

The accused Shafiqul Islam submitted the details to the Commission mentioning his immovable assets of Tk 4.7 crore and movable assets of Tk 7.27 crore in various banks.

But during the investigation of ACC, there is evidence that the information of immovable assets of Tk 7. 49 crore and movable assets of Tk 3.63 lakh has been concealed there.

On the other hand, excluding the search expenses, his net worth is found to be 10.92 crore. Out of which he could not demonstrate the source of legitimate income against the acquisition of assets of Tk 2. 58 crore which is inconsistent with his income and proved to be assets outside known sources of income.

The case has been charged under Section 26(2) and 27(1) of the ACC Act 2004.