Court asks ACC to submit probe report by Nov 30
A Dhaka court yesterday asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to submit by November 30 the probe report in a money-laundering case against senior joint secretary general of BNP Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun.
Metropolitan Magistrate Abdur Rahim passed the order after accepting the first information report (FIR) of the case.
ACC Assistant Director Mohammad Ibrahim filed the case with Dhaka Cantonment Police Station against them on charges of laundering Tk 20.41 crore to Singapore during the period between 2003 and 2007.
Upon a bail from the Supreme Court, Tarique, elder son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, is now staying in London for treatment. There are a total of 14 criminal cases against him.
In the case, the ACC said Mamun took the money from Khadiza Islam, proprietor of Nirman Constructions at Banani, assuring her of awarding the work contract for a proposed 80MW power plant at Tongi.
"The money was deposited with Mamun's account at the Citibank NA in Singapore during the period from 2003 to 2007," said the ACC, adding that Tarique was also the beneficiary of the money and both of them had debit cards of that bank account.
"Tarique withdrew $55,000 and Mamun $79,000 from this account using the debit cards. So, Tarique was also implicated in the case," the ACC added.
Later, Mamun confessed to converting the money into Bangladeshi currency, which was recovered and deposited with the Sonali Bank, Cantonment branch, during the caretaker government, according to the case statement.
Mamun, an accused in 12 extortion cases, was sentenced to a total of 23 years' imprisonment in separate cases filed against him for possessing firearms and ammunition, for not submitting his wealth statement, and for amassing huge wealth through illegal means.
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