The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday pressed charges against detained former BNP lawmaker Mosaddak Ali Falu and one of his associates in a case filed in connection with misuse of government reliefmaterials.

An order to attach all properties

of Firoz Mahmood Iqbal, former assignment officer of detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia, was issued yesterday in a case filed in connection with failing to sub-mitwealthstatement to theACC.

Besides, a Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against former BNP lawmaker M

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Rashiduzzaman Millat, his wife and son in a case filed in connec-- lion with concealing their actual wealth in their wealth statements. CASEAGAINSTFALU

ACC Assistant Director Sheikh Abdus Salam, who is also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet before a first class magistrate's court. Dhaka showing 45 people as prosecution witnesses.

The other charge-sheeted accused is Monirul Islam Sohcl, who was assigned to draw relief materials and distribute those among people. The IO prayed for issuance of arrest warrant against Monir, as he is absconding since the case was filed against Falu.

The army-led joint forces seized government relief materials from Falu's factory in Savar on February 9. Following the seizure, Ashulia police filed the case against Falu and several other unnamed officialsand employees of the factory.

According to the prosecution, the army-led joint forces on a special duty came to know on January 9 that Falu, owner and chairman of the Dhaka Shanghai Ceramics Factory at Gohailbari of Savar, built 40x50 foot houses for his workers with corrugated iron (Cl) sheets meant for government relief. The forces dismantled six such houses constructed on the factory premises.

Six hundred and fifty pieces of Cl sheets wordi around Tk 4 lakh and inscribed with, "Relief materials of Relief and Rehabilitation

Department: Not for sale" were recovered.

The BNP-Jamaat-led alliance government bought the CI sheets manufactured by rut’ Arabian I torse Ltd for rehabilitation of die poor and distressed through government assistance.

Falu, also the owner of private satellite elevision channels ntv and Rtva id daily newspaper Amar Desh, wa; arrested on February 6 and is now in jail.

Meant rhile, the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court fixed October 17 for the next hearing of a case filed against Falu and 15 others in co incction with embezzlement of । overnment relief materials.

OnSe) temberl7,ACCAssistant Director Sheikh Abdus Salam submitte I the charge sheet against Falu, foil Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) wt rd commissioners and 11 others.

Of the accused, Anwar 1 lossain. headmaster of Tcjgaon Commur ity Centre Adarsha High School ai d Nazir Ahmed, MLSS of DCCWar 1-37, are in jail.

On Mi rch 2, security personnel recoverer 605 CI sheets and 63 blankets meant for relief at Ruhul Amin's office inTejgaon.

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Judge Me hammad Azizul Haque of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court orlered attachment of all propertit s of Firoz in a case filed in connect! in with failing to submit the weal h statement within the ACCdeat line.

On October 1, ACC Deputy

Director Akhter Hossain, who is also the IO of the case, submitted the charge sheet against Firoz before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (UMM) Court, show-' ing 14 people as prosecution witnesses.

On August 5, ACC Deputy Director Syed Iqbal Hossain filed the case with Ramna Police Station under section 26(2)(Ka) of the ACC Act, 2004.

According to the first information report (FIR), the ACC sent a letter to Firoz on July 8 telling him to submit his wealth statement within seven working days.

The ACC extended the deadline by another seven days as Iqbal's wife Imtiaz Begum applied for more time on July 15. But, Firoz failed to submit his wealth statement within die extended time as well.

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The same court yesterday issued arrest warrants against Millat, his wife Mabia Suraiya and son Sayeed Bin Jaman Sourav in a graft case filed with Gulshan Police Station.

On October 3, ACC Assistant Director Ibrahim Kawsar, who is also investigation officer (10) of the case, submitted die charge sheet against them.

On June 3, ACC Deputy Mobara Khanam filed the case against them for concealing Tk 4,82,05,695 in dieir wealth statements submitted earlierto the ACC.

CASE AGAINST EX-ORIENTAL BANK OFFICIALS

Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court yesterday issued arrest

warrants against former assistant vice-president Tariqul Islam of Oriental Bank Ltd, its former senior vicejpresident Mushtaque Ahmed find a proprietor of Sky Enterprise Sultan Mahmud Hiro in connection with misappropriating Tk 40 crore from the bank's Karwan Bazarbranch.

The diree are absconding.

On October 3, ACC Assistant Director Abul Hossain, who is also the IO of the case, submitted charge sheet against six including the three and showing 61 people as prosecution witnesses.

The other three accused are former executive officer Ashfaqul Hakim, former executive vice-presidents Sabbir Ahmed Siddiqui and Muhammad Muktadir Billah. They are in jail now.

In the case filed with Tejgaon Police Station on January 21, it was alleged that they misappropriated Tk 40 crore using fake accounts from Oriental Bank Karwan Bazar branch on different dates.

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Tlie same court yesterday fixed October 17 for next hearing of a graft case filed against detained former housing and public works minister Mirza Abbas and 24 others in connection with causing a loss of Tk 127.64 crore to the government exchequer.

They allegedly sold 18 abandoned government houses at a low price.

Abbasand 11 others, now in jail, were produced before the court yesterday duringthe hearing.

The ACC filed the case against Abbasandll others on May29.The names of Harris, Amir Kliasni and 11 others were later added in the charge sheet as investigation found their involvement in the case.

On September 20, ACC Assistant Director Khairul Huda submitted the charge sheet against Mirza Abbas, Amir Khasni, Harris, three formcrsecretaries and a number of high officials of Rajuk and Public Works Department (PWD). CASEAGAINST HABIB The ACCyesterdayprcsscd charges against SM Ahsan Habib, former administration officer to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the incumbent assistant director of Board of Investment, and Ahmed Mirza Khabir, proprietor of Bengal Consultant Managing Partner, in a case filed in connection with a bribery in volvingTk 93.5 lakh.

ACC Assistant Director Abul Hossain, who is also the IO of the case, submitted the charge sheet against them, showing 15 people as prosecution witnesses.

The IO prayed for issuance of arrest warrants against them and the order of attachment of all their properties.

ACC Assistant Director Shamsul Alam filed the case against Habib on April 2 with Tejgaon Police Station but Khabir's name was included in the charge sheet as his involvement was found during investigation.