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| Harris, family charged with amassing Tk 85cr wealth illegally |
| 2008-08-20 |
| The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday pressed charges against Harris Chowdhury, political secretary to former premier Khaleda Zia, his family members and five others in a case filed for amassing wealth worth Tk 85.88 crore illegally. The other charge-sheeted accused include Harris' wife Josne Ara Chowdhury, son Naim Shafi Chowdhury, daughter Samira Tanjil, brother Selim Chowdhury, sister-in-law Jahanara Chowdhury, nephew Tareq Shams, Harris' friend Mosharraf Hossain Thakur, and private secretary Ziaul Islam, Akhlasur Nahar and Yunus Ali. ACC Deputy Assistant Director Abul Kashem, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, showing 45 people as prosecution witnesses. The IO dropped the name of Harris' brother-in-law Masum Ahmed from the charge sheet as the charges brought against him were not proved. In the charge sheet, the IO said Harris had amassed wealth worth about Tk 858,837,075 illegally. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Harris Chowdhury :( I hate being reformed |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-08-20 19:14 |
| #1 Isn't that about $8.75 at the current exchange rate? That will buy a lot of millet. |
| Posted by: James Carville 2008-08-20 15:12 |