Gulshan police will interrogate detained Barisal City Corporation Mayor Majibor Rahman Sarwar at the gate of Dhaka Central Jail to find out vital information about the ammunition seized from his Gulshan residence.

Proceedings of cases filed against detained former home minister Mohammad Nasim and former law minister Moudud Ahmed were adjourned yesterday.

GRAFT CASE AGAINST TUKU
Judge Mohammad Azizul Haq of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court yesterday sent the graft case filed against Tuku, his wife, son and daughter to the Fourth Special Court set up at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar MP Hostel.

The court also fixed today [Wednesday] for hearing on charge framing against Tuku, his wife Romana Mahmud, son Abed Hassan Mahmud and daughter Sarah Hassan Mahmud in connection with the graft case.

During yesterday's hearing, Tuku and three others were produced before the court following a court order.

The case was filed against them for giving false information in the wealth statements submitted to the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC).

On June 21, ACC Deputy Director (DD) Golam Shahrier Chowdhury filed the case against them with Mohammadpur Police Station, as their wealth valued at Tk 35.95 crore did not match with the sources of their income.

On June 28, ACC Assistant Director ASM Akhter Hamid Bhuiyan, the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet against Tuku, his wife, son and daughter to the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM), Dhaka showing 61 people as prosecution witnesses.

TAX EVASION CASE AGAINST TUKU
Before transferring this case to Fourth Special Court, Judge Mohammad Azizul Haq of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court fixed today [Wednesday] for hearing on charge framing of a case against Tuku filed in connection with evading Tk 3.80 crore income tax.

On July 4, the court issued an arrest warrant against Tuku after Mohammad Nurul Amin, deputy tax commissioner of Taxpayers' Service Wing of National Board of Revenue (NBR), filed the case.

In his complaint, Amin said Tuku evaded a total of Tk 3,80,14,048.30 in income tax during fiscal years 1999-2007.

Tuku repeatedly gave false information to the income tax department about his real income and expenditure and did not show his income tax returns. He also used his ministerial position to conceal information about his real income, the complainant added.

Moreover, Tuku did not submit statements about his non-agricultural properties, motor vehicles, bank statements, credit cards and other savings including fixed deposits and interest on them, Amin added.

On February 5, the joint forces arrested Tuku at his Mohammadpur residence.

CASE AGAINST NASIM
The same court yesterday fixed July 19 for hearing on the graft case filed against Nasim and his wife in connection with submitting false wealth statements to the ACC.

The court adjourned the hearing following a time petition from the defence lawyers on grounds that Nasim's wife Laila Arzumand Banu could not appear before the court due to illness.

On July 3, ACC Assistant Director Mahbubul Alam submitted the charge sheet against Nasim and his wife before the CMM Court, Dhaka showing 31 people as prosecution witnesses.

On March 21, ACC Deputy Director Akhter Hossain filed the case against Nasim and his wife with Dhanmondi Police Station.

In the case, Akhter said in their statements Nasim and his wife concealed information about their wealth worth Tk 1.26 crore.

Nasim is now in jail while his wife is on bail.

CASE AGAINST MOUDUD
Another Dhaka court yesterday adjourned the proceedings of the liquor possession case filed against Moudud till July 12 following a time petition from Moudud's defence lawyers.

Judge AKM Enamul Haq of the Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court set the date following the time petition that said the High Court earlier stayed all proceedings of the case for three months.

The order came after Moudud's lawyers submitted a petition to the HC to quash the case. However, they did not get any certified copy of the stay order. So, they sought adjournment of the hearing until they are able to submit the stay order, the lawyers said.

Moudud was present at the court during yesterday's hearing.

CASE AGAINST SARWAR
Metropolitan Magistrate Shamsul Alam yesterday permitted Sub-inspector (SI) Mohammad Shahidullah to interrogate Sarwar at the gate of Dhaka Central Jail in a case filed in connection with possessing illegal ammunition at his Salton Myers residence at Gulshan in the capital.

The IO in the forwarding report placed before the court said Sarwar is needed to be quizzed about the bullets seized at his residence on May 29.

On June 18, Deputy Assistant Director Akhteruzzaman of Rapid Action Battalion-3 lodged the case against Sarwar with Gulshan Police Station.

Sarwar was picked up at his Gulshan home around 9:30am on May 29. The crack forces raided his home and seized Tk 4 lakh, gold ornaments weighing 50 tolas and some documents along with the ammunition.

EX-FOREST BOSS SENT TO JAIL
Former chief forest conservator Anwarul Islam was sent to jail yesterday on completion of his five-day remand in connection with a graft case.

Metropolitan Magistrate ABM Abdul Fattah passed the order after ACC Assistant Director Talebur Rahman produced him before the court without any remand prayer for further interrogation.

The ACC filed the case against Anwar and 79 others on June 25 with Gulshan Police Station in connection with his indulging in irregularities in recruiting people.

CASE AGAINST FALU'S WIFE
The hearing of the tax evasion case filed against Mahbuba Sultana, wife of detained former BNP lawmaker Mossaddak Ali Falu, will be held today [Wednesday].

On July 5, Senior Special Judge Mohammad Azizul Haq of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court, Dhaka issued an arrest warrant against Falu's wife after Mohammad Masudur Rahman Masud, deputy tax commissioner of Tax Circle of the NBR, filed the case.

In his complaint, Masud said Mahbuba had evaded a total of Tk 1.58 crore income tax during fiscal years 2001-2006.

Mahbuba repeatedly gave false information to the income tax department about her real income and expenditure and did not show her income tax returns. She also concealed information about her real income, the complainant added.

Moreover, Mahbuba did not submit statements about her salary received from ntv, even though she had withdrawn Tk 9,60,000 from the satellite TV channel. After a long investigation, the Central Intelligence Cell found out about her taking salary from ntv, Masud added.