Purbachal plot corruption: 9 more people testify in 3 cases against Hasina-Joy-Putul

Desk Report: Nine more people testified on the fifth day in three separate cases filed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members on charges of corruption in the allocation of three plots in the Purbachal New City project. They testified before Special Judge-5 in Dhaka on Tuesday. Those who testified are: Mohammad Ujjal Hossain, a motor cleaner at the office of the Chief Advisor, Zahidur Rahman, a sub-registrar at Kaliganj in Gazipur, Mahbubur Rahman, a sub-registrar at the Gazipur Sadar Record Room, M Mezbahur Rahman, a former…

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Official arrested for withdrawing Tk 1.76 crore using former Land Minister Javed’s check

Desk Report: Former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed has been accused of withdrawing Tk 1.76 crore from four banks using 11 cheques issued in the name of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Mohammad Jahangir Alam, an official of Jabed’s family firm Aramit Group, in this connection. He was arrested from the Aramit Group office in Kalurghat Heavy Industrial Area under Chandgaon Police Station in the city at around 1:45 pm on Wednesday (September 24), said Subel Ahmed, Deputy Director of the ACC Integrated District…

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Raid on Sikder’s house in Chittagong, 23 bags of evidence of former land minister’s wealth abroad seized

Desk Report: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has recovered 23 bags of evidence containing information about the assets acquired abroad and money laundering of former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed. These evidences were seized based on the information given by two close associates of Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Utpal Pal and Abdul Aziz, on remand. These evidences were seized from Sikder’s house in Karnaphuli Shikalbaha area of ​​Chittagong early on Sunday. The ACC said that the bags contain documents on the acquisition of assets abroad, information on bill payments and evidence of rent…

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ACC finds evidence of various irregularities at Jessore Hospital, from storeroom to kitchen

Desk Report: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found evidence of various irregularities after conducting a raid at the 250-bed General Hospital in Jessore. The investigation team of the ACC Jessore Integrated Office conducted a raid on the hospital on Sunday afternoon. It is learnt that on this day, a team led by Mohammad Al-Amin, Assistant Director (AD) of the ACC Jessore Integrated Office, visited various wards, washrooms, kitchens, medicine storerooms, and pathology departments of the hospital. During this time, they also examined various documents of the hospital. During the raid,…

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Corruption in plot allocation: 3 more people testify in three cases involving Hasina, Rehana, Tulip

Crime Reports : Three officials of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartik (RAJUK) testified on Thursday (August 28) in three cases filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her sister’s three children, including others, on charges of corruption in the allocation of three plots of 10 kathas each in the Purbachal New City project. They testified at Dhaka’s Special Judge’s Court-4. These three witnesses are RAJUK Deputy Director (Land) Mahbubar Rahman, Assistant Director Asim Shil and Ullas Chowdhury. According to court sources, they each testified in three…

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