Amassing Tk 1.51 core illegally: Khoka’s personal secretary jailed for 5 years
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A Dhaka court today sentenced Monirul Islam Khan, personal secretary to former Dhaka City Corporation Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, to five years imprisonment in a case filed over amassing Tk 1.51 core illegally.
Judge Al-Asad Md Asifuzzaman, of Special Judge's Court-6 in Dhaka, handed down the sentence in presence of Monirul at the courtroom.
The judge also fined Monirul Tk 84.80 lakh, in default of which, he will have to serve six months more in jail.
The court also acquitted Monirul's wife Shahnaj Islam from the case as her involvement with assisting Monirul to acquire the illegal wealth was not proved.
During the trial, eight prosecution witnesses were testified before the court.
According to the case statement, it was alleged that the Anti-Corruption Commission on March 15, 2017 issued a notice, asking Monirul and his wife to submit their wealth statements within 15 days.
After receiving the notice, the couple submitted their wealth statements to the ACC on April 13 that year. After scrutinising their wealth statements, the ACC found that they had earned Tk 1,51,87,973 illegally.
On January 3, 2019, ACC Assistant Director Faruque Ahmed filed a case against the couple with Ramna Police Station.
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