Maya, family charged with hiding wealth

Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday pressed charges against former state minister for shipping Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and his four family members in a case for concealing Tk 5.08 crore in the wealth statement submitted to the ACC.
Meantime, a Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrant against Awami League (AL) leader and former chief whip Abul Hasnat Abdullah in a tax evasion case.
Besides, the ACC yesterday pressed charges against detained former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu in two cases for misappropriating relief materials.
MAYA CASE
ACC Assistant Director Towfiqul Islam, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet against Maya and four others to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court showing 40 people as prosecution witnesses.
The other accused are Maya's wife Parvin Chowdhury, their two sons Sajedul Hossain Chowdhury Dipu and Rashedul Hossain Chowdhury and Dipu's wife Subarna Chowdhury.
The IO prayed for issuance of arrest warrant against the accused and a court order to attach their properties, as they have been absconding since filing of the case.
The IO dropped the names of Maya's son Rifat Sayeed Chowdhury and Rashed's wife Farhana Chowdhury from the charge sheet as their involvement was not found during the probe.
In the charge sheet, the IO mentioned that the charges brought against the accused were primarily proved and they should be tried.
ACC Assistant Director Nurul Alam filed the case with Sutrapur Police Station against Maya and six others on June 13 for giving false information in their wealth statements submitted to the ACC earlier.
Moreover, they earned Tk 6.29 crore illegally which was not mentioned in the wealth statements.
HASNAT CASE
Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court Judge Mohammad Azizul Haque issued arrest warrant against Hasnat after National Board of Revenue (NBR) Assistant Tax Commissioner Mohammad Safiul Azam filed the case for evading tax.
In his order, the judge mentioned that the charges brought against Hasnat under sections 164/165 of Income Tax Ordinance 1984 were found to be true.
Safiul Azam mentioned that Hasnat, chairman and adviser of Proden Textiles Ltd and Kanta Corporation (Pvt) Ltd, evaded tax on his income of Tk 11,557,358 in fiscal years from 2001 to 2007.
PINTU CASE
ACC Assistant Director Shafiul Alam, also the IO of the case, submitted charge sheet against Pintu in a case for misappropriating 15 pieces of corrugated iron (CI) sheets meant for government relief.
Rab members raided a house on Ashrafabad College Road at Kamrangirchar and seized 15 pieces of CI sheets from Rupa Mollah who received those from Pintu. Rab filed a case with Kamrangirchar Police Station against Pintu on April 2.
ANOTHER CHARGE SHEET
The same ACC official, also the IO of another case, pressed charges against Pintu and two others for misappropriating 375 pieces of CI sheets.
Joint forces seized 375 pieces of CI sheets from a state-owned community centre run by a committee comprising Pintu's close aides in the capital on March 19.
In the first information report, police mentioned that Pintu in collusion with the other accused used the CI sheets for the roof of the community centre without any administrative order.