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Probe report on Barapukuria graft case placed to ACC

UNB, Dhaka
The investigation reports of the Barapukuria graft case against detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia and 15 others and the case against Dhaka Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka and his family for amassing illegal wealth have been submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
ACC Director General (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal disclosed this in the commission’s regular briefing yesterday.
The ACC filed the Barapukuria graft case on February' 26 against Khaleda Zia, 10 former powerful ministers of her cabinet and five others for causing a loss of about Tk 159 crore to the national exchequre
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through awarding Barapukuria coalmine deal to the highest bidder instead of the lowest one.
The commission filed the case against Dhaka City Mayor Khoka, his wife, son and daughter on April 2 for amassing wealth worth about Tk 17.58 crore beyond their known sources of income and concealing information of assets worth about 10 crore.
After submission of the memo of evidence (investigation report) of the Barapukuria case, the process is underway to place it before the commission for its approval. Hanif told a questioner
About Khoka, he said the memo-of evidence is under process and the charge sheet will be submitted after the commission s approval.
The ACC spokesperson said the commission is carrying out its activities as per law and rules. The commission's main task is to deal with the offences under its schedule, he added.
He said the commission's responsibilities are limited in inquiries, filing cases, investigation and submitting charge sheets. “There is no scope for disagreement about the decisions made by the court and the government.’
About participation in elections by the convicted individuals, he said it is not a matter for the ACC to deal with. It is rather the court or the appropriate authorities that will settle this issue through legal explanations.
He said there is still a law in place regarding participation in elections by convicts and it is not the matter for the commission to see whether there is any change in the law.
Hanif said the commission has approved the submission of charge sheets in the case against former Teknaf Pourasava (municipality) chairman Abdur Rahman Bodi for having illegal wealth and hiding information about that
He said the ACC has approved the issuance of notices to former chief whip and Awami League leader Abul Hasnat Abdullah's son Semiabat Sadik Abdullah and four others, directing them to submit their wealth statements.
Hanif said two more sub-registrars and former director general of Agricultural Extension Directorate Ibrahim Khalil have submitted their wealth statements to the ACC.