Ex-MP Kader's Wealth: ACC launches inquiry
The Anti-Corruption Commission has begun its inquiry into the allegations against former Jatiya Party lawmaker Abdul Kader Khan's amassing wealth illegally. He is the alleged mastermind behind the killing of Gaibandha-1 Awami League lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton.
The ACC yesterday assigned its Deputy Director Benajir Ahmed for the task.
On Tuesday, Kader was arrested at his home-slash-clinic in Rahmannagar area of Bogra town for his alleged involvement in the killing. He was the former JP lawmaker in Gaibandha-1 (Sundarganj) constituency.
The anti-graft body received the allegations of amassing wealth illegally against Kader five to six days ago, said ACC Director AKM Zayed Hossain Khan.
"We'll conduct an inquiry. If the allegations are proved primarily, we will file a FIR [first information report]," he added.
Police have so far checked his over 10,000 phone calls, which were made in the last six months, and got important information related to Liton murder, reports our Gaibandha correspondent, quoting Atiar Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sundarganj Police Station.
Kader used his men to vandalise idols of three temples. Notes were left there, claiming responsibility by "Neo JMB". In the notes, priests of the temples were threatened. Those were done just to show the areas as JMB-prone, said Ashrafuzzaman, OC (investigation) of Sundarganj Police Station.
Kader Khan made the confession during interrogation, the police official said.
Meanwhile, ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmud yesterday warned that if anyone, working in the ongoing nine projects of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), is found guilty of corruption, they would be brought to book.
He said this in a meeting with Hamid Sharif, AIIB's director of compliance, effectiveness and integrity unit, at the ACC's headquarters.
Hamid Sharif held the meeting with the ACC's chairman to ensure transparency and accountability of the ongoing $262.29 million projects of Bangladesh Power Development Board, Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board, and Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd.
Urging the authorities concerned to be cautious, the ACC chief said there was a scope for corruption at every stage of tender.
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