Tuku, family indicted for graft
Unb, Dhaka
Detained former state minister for power Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku along with his family was indicted yesterday by a special judge's court for corruption.The court fixed July 23 for commencing their trial on charge of possessing ill-gotten wealth. On March 21, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case accusing Tuku along with his wife, son and daughter of amassing wealth worth over Tk 4.96 crore, "disproportionate to their known sources of income". The detained family members of Tuku -- his wife Romana Hassan Mahmood, son Abed Hassan Mahmood and daughter Sarah Hassan Mahmood were brought before the court amid tight security. All the accused standing in the dock pleaded not guilty and sought justice when Judge M Ashraf Hossain read out the charges against them. Earlier in the day, the same court set up at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban for trying high-profile corruption suspects, framed charges against Tuku in another case in connection with tax evasion and set July 19 for commencing trial. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) sued him for evading Tk 3.80 crore in income tax. The court, before framing charges, heard both the sides.
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