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ACC allowed to quiz Babar Warrant against Manju, wife

Court Correspondent
The ACC yesterday obtained permission to interrogate detained former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar at the jail gate in die case filed against him for amassing wealth through illegal means.
A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against Jatiya Party (Manju) Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju and his wife Tasmima Hossain in the case filed against diem for amassing wealth illegally On September 26 last year. Deputy Director Jahirul Huda filed the case with Kabul Police Station against larique. Dr Zubaida and Iqbalmand Hanu for concealing wealth information
Tanque. elder son of detained former premier Khaleda Zia. was i barged with earning wealth over Tk l 82 crore illegally and concealing information of property worth over 114.23 crore in his wealth statement submitted to the ACC earlier.
Zubaida and her mother were accused of abetting Tarique in establishing that the money was earned through legal income.
The case against Tarique. his wife and mother-in-law was filed under sections 26 (2) and 27 (1) of the Anti Corruption Commission Act. 2004, section 109 of the Penal Code and section 15 (Gha) (5) of Emergency Power Rules, 2007.
Tarique submitted his wealth statement to the anti-graft body on lune 10 last year through jail authorities. claiming to haw assets worth Tk 1.37 crore in the names of himself, his wife and his daughter.
Jahirul Huda submitted a report to ACC on July 25 after an investigation intoTiiriquc's wealth account.
During the investigation it was found that Tarique became owner of Bangia newspaper Damik Dinkal by taking it over as publisher and printer on August 12,1998 from Prof Mazidul Islam through an agreement.
Jahirul mentioned in the case that according to vouchers, cashbooks, ledgers and audit reports, by becom -mg the daily's owner Tarique owned over Tk 4.15 crore against an investment of over Tk 1.74 crore.
Tarique also concealed information about 250 shares of Rahman Group worth Tk 2.5 lakh in his wealth statement
It was also mentioned in the case statement that Tarique. his wife and daughter own land and three Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDR) worth Tk 58.45 lakh. But the wealth did not matchTarique’s actual income.
Of the wealth. 2.01 acres of land at Gabtoli in Bogra is in Tarique’s name. His wife has two FDRs -- worth Tk 25 lakh and Tk 10 lakh—with the Banani branch of Prime Bank Ltd. Besides, there is an FDR worth Tk 20 lakh with the Banani branch of Dhaka Bank Ltd in the name of their daughterZaima.
In the statement. Tarique men boned that he bought the piece of land at Tk 3 45 lakh in May 2003 with the money he had earned from business. But his total expenditure during 2001-2006 was more than his income, which means he bought the land through dishonest means or unknown source of income
The case statement says Zubaida claimed that her mother provided the money of the two FDRs. Iqbalmand Banu also said she provided the amount from the money she had got at a time renting out her houses at Mohakhali and Moti jheel
However, their claims proved to be false in primary investigations. One 1 navetul Bari Jewel, who has no relation or involvement with Zubaida, deposited the money with the bank for opening the FDRs The 10 believes Tarique provided the money from his undeclared income, the case statement adds
The case also says Tarique claimed he provided Tk 20 lakh for opening the FDR for his daughter taking loan from Rahman Group, but no evidence was found in favour of the loan
Earlier on March 7 last year, joint forces arrested Tarique at their Cantonment residence after an extortion case filed against him by a businessman. He has since been in Dhaka Central Jail.
He was later shown arrested in 10 extortion cases and another case in which he was accused of cheating following confessional statements of his dose friend and business associate Giausuddin Al Mamun.
After submission of the charge sheet in the first extortion case, Tarique’s lawyers submitted a writ petition with the High Court (HC) challenging legality of the case and the HC stayed its proceedings.
On the other hand, police are yet to press charges against him in one of the extortion cases, even though Mamun had given confessional statements involving him in the cases.