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Ershads sued for taking kickbacks
Two more corruption cases invoking over Taka five crore have been filed against deposed President HM Er-shad.
The Antl-Corruptlon Bureau has filed a case against former President Lt. Oen. (Retd) Ershad. his wife Begum Raushan Ershad and four other persons including political leaders and government servants for allotting RAJUK's property worth about Taka four crore to fake aggrieved persons at only Tk 23,22.600 for securing financial benefits in collusion with each other by abusing power, reports BSS.
The four other persons involved in the case are: former RAJUK Chairman,
Md. Rahmatullah. former RAJUK member Maj (rtd) Kamrul Islam, former minister and Chief Whip Abdus Sattar and one Abdus Sukur Prodhan, according to an official handout issued In Dhaka Sunday.
The handout said the RAJUK authorities invited applications through advertisements in daily newspapers for selling two plots In Kawranbazar commercial area by auction. The plot numbers were 49 and 49A and each comprised 21 khatas. The date of auction was fixed for September 5, 1986.
The highest bid in the auction for each khata in plot number 49 was Taka 1,93.560 and the bidder was Abdus
Sukur Prodhan. The highest bld for each khata In plot number 49A was Tk 1,92,000 and the bidder was one Oolam Kibrla. But the RAJUK authorities at a meeting held on November 17, 1985 decided to construct a building on those plots as the highest blds for the plots in the auction were not considered just At a later stage when arrangement was made for auctioning the plots, some tax payers and others instituted three cases against the RAJUK authorities for keeping the auction in abeyance. When the cases were underway Abdus Sukur Prodhan and twelve other persons on August 26. 1989 claimed themselves as orig-
inal aggrieved owners and submitted an application to the former President praying for leasing the two plots to them at the auction price of 1985. Within two days the former President directed the RAJUK Chairman to allot the plots to them at the earlier highest bid rate as aggrieved
Later, on the basis of their application submitted on September 11, 1989, the entire land was divided Into four plots namely, plot no.
49, 49A. 49B and 49C and was allotted among them In four groups. In one such group, there were Md. Sha-hnoor Islam. Md. Sadeque and Aftara Begum and the
From Page I Col. 5 new plot no 49 of 12 kathas was allotted In their favour valued at Taka 23.22,600.
The value of the leaae money waa deposited on September 1®, 1989 and the applicant* were given the possession of the land the next day. The lease deed was registered on October 21. 1989 On October 22. 1989 the ao called leaaee applied to RAJUK praying for pcrmiaaion to sell the land to Janata Publisher* Limited for an amount of Taka 33.00.000.
On October 25 1989 RAJUK approved the transfer of the land on the basis of the terms of the applicant* and the sale deed of the land waa completed on November 2. 1989.
Meanwhile, the Additional
Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Dhaka, In a letter on October 8. 1989 stated that none of the aforesaid applicants was originally aggrieved person. It la relevant to mention here that the conditions for the allotment were that the allottee must be an originally aggrieved person and that the allotted land could only be transferred after the construction of the building. It was clear in the letter of the
ADC (Rev) Dhaka on October 8. 1989 that none of the allottees was originally aggrieved person.
Without taking any initiative to determine the veracity of the conditions, the former President identified the applicants as aggrieved persons and directly Issued orders for the allotment of the land which was absolutely illegal.
It may be mentioned here that an allottee can transfer the land only after constructing a building on the allotted land.
On October 17. 1989 RAJUK legalised the afore-men-Uoned transfer after removing the impediments by making amendments in the para no 20 of the lease deed.
The only motive behind the all such activities was to transfer the costly land (Plot no.
49) at Kawran Baser after influencing the former President and other official* by any means.
Janata Publishers Ltd was formed on October 28. 1989 after showing Row-shanara Begum as Chairman and the former Minister of the Jatiya Party and Chief Whip Abdus Sattar as one of the director*. It is doub-tles*. that aforesaid Row-shanara Begum, in reality, is the wife of the former President.
Although during the registration of the company her husband's name and pie-sent address were not mentioned with ulterior motive.lt should be mentioned that Janata Publishers in their application for obtaining loan from Uttara Bank showed the value of the land at Taka four crore.
It is apparent, under the circumstances that the former President H. M Ershad secured financial benefits to the tune of Taka four crore for his wife Begum Raushan Ershad and others Illegally by abusing his power and in collusion with others. This is a punishable crime under the Anti-Cdrruption Act. 1947 and Bangladesh Penal Code, the handout added.
Yarn price
Another report* says: A cor-
ruption case has bean lodged with the Tejgaon police station against former President U. Gen (Retd) Ershad for giving in structions by misusing hli power to reduce price ol Kof Bangladesh Textile
Corporation.
An official handout said the Bureau of Anti-Corruption filed the case as the former President gave an instruction to reduce the price of yam by Taka 3.000 per bale to cause s loss of Taka 53,04.000 of the Corporation and Taka 1.22.85,000 for the yarn tn the godown for the benefit of his owner, others ille-
fhe instructions were issued by the former President between October 31. 1990 and December 3. 1990. the handout said.
The former President gave the Instructions when four textiles businessmen submitted an application to him on October 31. 1990.
Since there has been a change of government the instruction* of the former President could not be implemented. Otherwise, the Corporation would have incurred the toss of Taka 53.04.000 and Taka 1,22.85.000 in the mills and godowns, it added.