Rajuk employee sent to jail for amassing wealth illegally

A Dhaka court today sent a Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) staff member to jail in a case filed over amassing wealth illegally and for concealing wealth information to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after Mohammad Mohiuddin, a data entry operator of RAJUK, surrendered before it seeking bail.

Earlier, Mohiuddin surrendered before the High Court and sought bail in the case but it refused to grant bail and ordered him to surrender before the Senior Special Judge's Court, sad his lawyer

On October 4 last year, Nargis Sultana, an ACC assistant director, filed the case against Mohiuddin with its Integrated District Office 1 in Dhaka.

According to the prosecution, Mohiuddin allegedly concealed Tk 104,236 in his wealth statement and amassed Tk 7,174,913 through illegal means.