2nd List of Graft Suspects
Tarique, uncle Shamim submit wealth reports
8 others seek time as ACC deadline expires
Staff Correspondent
Six more top corruption suspects including former prime minister Khaleda Zia's detained son Tarique Rahman and her brother Shamim Eskandar submitted their wealth statements to the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) on the last day of the seven-day deadline yesterday.Tarique showed in his statement that he owns movable and immovable properties worth Tk 1.37 crore, and his uncle Shamim who was a Biman official declared that his wealth is worth around Tk 4 crore and 75 bhoris of gold. With yesterday's submissions, 13 including the six out of the 21 high profile corruption suspects on the ACC's second list of corruptionists now have their wealth statements submitted, while eight others applied to the commission seeking seven more days to submit their statements. The eleven others who also submitted their wealth statement are BNP's MAH Selim alias Silver Selim, former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Habibur Rahman Mollah, former BNP minister Shahjahan Siraj, former member of the Public Service Commission Prof Mahfuzur Rahman, ex-AL minister Syed Abul Hossain, ex-chief engineer of the Public Works Department AFM Monjurul Islam, film actor Monwar Hossain Dipjol, Editor and Publisher of the Bangla daily Janakantha Atiqullah Khan Masud, ex-additional inspector general of police Shahidullah Khan, AL's Sheikh Helal who is also AL chief Sheikh Hasina's cousin, and a pro-BNP doctors' association leader AZM Zahid Hossain. The eight who submitted prayers seeking an extension of the deadline are ex-BNP minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, ex-minister from Jatiya Party Anwar Hossain Manju, ex-BNP minister Ziaul Haq Zia, ex-AL lawmaker Kamal Ahmed Majumder, ex-AL minister Obaidul Quader, former chief forest conservator Munshi Anwarul Islam, Obaedul Karim of Orion Group, and AK Azad of Hamim Group. ACC sources said the commission will decide soon whether it will consider the prayers for an extension of the deadline. "According to the ACC rules a person may seek an extension of seven days to submit his or her wealth statement, but it is up to the commission to allow it," said an ACC source. The ACC on May 29 issued notices to the 21corruption suspects to come up with wealth statements within seven days of receipt of that notice. When the ACC published its first list of 50 corruption suspects in February, it made it mandatory for the suspects not in jail to submit their wealth statements in person. The second time, however, the obligation was withdrawn, allowing the corruption suspects out of jail to submit their statements through representatives, and allowing the already detained suspects to send their statements through prison authorities. The ACC received the statements of Tarique, Shamim, Habibur, Selim, Shahjahan and Mahfuz yesterday. Their representatives submitted the statements to ACC Secretary Delwar Hossain. ACC sources said according to the wealth statement of former premier's son Tarique, he owns a house in his own name in Gulshan of the capital on a 1 bigha 10 katha 11 chhatak of land that the government donated to him in exchange for Tk 33. He also owns 2.01 acres of land in Bogra worth Tk 3,45,000, savings certificates worth Tk 20,000, Tk 28,000 savings with the Banani branch of Dhaka Bank, Tk 6,000 in Arab Bangladesh Bank, an FDR of Tk 1 lakh in Rupali Bank, shares worth Tk 50 lakh of Dandy Dying, shares of Tk 18 lakh of Rahman Group, shares of Tk 2,20,000 of TM Enterprise, furniture worth around Tk 1.5 lakh, and 5 tolas of gold. According to the statement, Tarique's wife Zubaida Rahman owns a single storey house in Dhanmondi of the capital on a bigha of land, another single storey house on a 12 katha land also in Dhanmondi, a two storey house in Mohakhali, a five storey building on a 7.43 katha land in Motijheel, a bigha of land in Joydevpur, Tk 1.5 lakh in Prime Bank, and 72 tolas of gold. Tarique's daughter Zaima Rahman has Tk 20 lakh in Dhaka Bank, sources said. ACC sources said Habibur's wealth is worth Tk 1.63 crore.
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