ACC files 2 more cases against Hasina, Joy
Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two additional cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, on charges of abusing power to obtain plots from Rajuk.
Director General of the ACC, Akter Hossain, confirmed that the cases were filed with the ACC’s Dhaka Integrated District Office. Sheikh Hasina and Sajeeb Wazed Joy were named as the primary accused in both cases.
Deputy Director of the ACC, Md Salauddin, filed one of the cases against Sheikh Hasina and seven officials from Rajuk and the Ministry of Housing and Public Works.
The accused are: Rajuk former chairman Anisur Rahman Mia, senior assistant secretary Purabi Golder, former member Shafiul Haq, former member (estate and land) Mohammad Khurshid Alam, former member Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Rajuk’s former member Major (retd) Shamsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury (engineer) and Rajuk’s former deputy director Nayeb Ali Sharif.
In the second case, the ACC accused Sheikh Hasina, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and 15 others, including administrative official of Housing and Public Works Division Saiful Islam Sarkar, senior assistant secretary Purabi Golder, additional secretary Kazi Wasi Uddin, Secretary Shaheed Ullah Khandaker, former chairman of Rajuk Anisur Rahman Miah, Md Khurshid Alam, Tanmoy Das, Mohamamd Nasir Uddin, Major (retd) Shamsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury, director Quamrul Islam, assistant director Mazharul Islam, deputy director Nayeb Ali Sharif and director Nurul Islam.
According to the case statements, Sheikh Hasina allegedly misused her powers by failing to disclose the existence of houses, flats, or housing benefits in Dhaka city, either under her name or in the names of her family members, including her son, daughter, sister, niece, and nephew.
This act violated laws and procedures related to the allocation of plots under the Purbachal New City Housing Project.
By influencing employees of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and Rajuk, she allegedly abused her position as the country’s highest-ranking public servant. Consequently, Sheikh Hasina is accused of illegally occupying Plot No. 009 on Road No. 203, Sector 27, a highly valuable area within the Purbachal Housing Project.
Earlier, on Monday, the ACC filed three separate cases against Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and their children, accusing them of abusing power to acquire plots from Rajuk.
