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| Khaleda's nephew sued for graft |
| 2007-12-21 |
| The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's nephew and a detained former state minister for amassing wealth beyond known sources of income and concealing information about it. The commission in the last couple of days also approved filing cases on the same charges against former state minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir's wife Sitara Alamgir, former superintendent of police Mojibul Haque, his wife Shahida Haque and son Shahidul Haque. Yesterday's cases were filed under sections 26 (2) and 27 (1) of the ACC Act and 15 d (5) of the emergency power rules. Assistant Director Taufiqul Islam filed the case against Khaleda' nephew Shahrin Islam Tuhin with Gulshan Police Station accusing him of illegally accumulating Tk 2.9 crore and concealing information about Tk 1.43 crore wealth. |
| Posted by:Fred |