Crime & Justice

Plot allocation: ACC files case against Hasina, Joy

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed separate cases against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

Hasina has been accused of abusing her position as the head of government and securing a plot under the Purbachal New Town Project despite owning properties under the jurisdiction of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), which she failed to disclose in her electoral affidavit.

The case details, confirmed by ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain, reveal that Hasina obtained a 10-katha plot in the prime diplomatic zone of Purbachal New Town by violating several provisions of The Dhaka Improvement Trust (Allotment of Lands) Rules, 1969, including Rules 4, 5, 6, 9, and Rule 13A(1)(c).

The ACC alleges that during her tenure as PM, Hasina misused her authority to influence officials from the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and Rajuk. In collaboration with others, she facilitated plot allocations for herself, her children, her sister, and her sister's children.

These actions constitute criminal breaches of trust and abuse of power, punishable under Sections 161, 163, 164, 409, 420, and 109 of The Penal Code, 1860, as well as Section 5(2) of The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. A total of eight individuals have been implicated in this case, the commission added.

In the case against Joy, the ACC alleges that he concealed the existence of properties or housing facilities under Rajuk's jurisdiction while obtaining a 10-katha plot in the diplomatic zone of Purbachal New Town.

According to ACC, this action violates Rules 4, 5, 6, 9, and Rule 13A(1)(c) of The Dhaka Improvement Trust (Allotment of Lands) Rules, 1969. A total of 15 individuals have been listed as accused in this case.

The ACC filed four similar cases over illegal plot allocation in Purbachal in the last two days. While Hasina's niece British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq was mentioned in three of these cases, Joy was not named in any of those.

Meanwhile, a Dhaka court yesterday asked the ACC to submit by April 10 the probe report against Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed (Putul) and 14 others in one these cases.

Judge Md Zakir Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court set the date after the ACC placed the case before it seeking the next course of action.

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Plot allocation: ACC files case against Hasina, Joy

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed separate cases against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

Hasina has been accused of abusing her position as the head of government and securing a plot under the Purbachal New Town Project despite owning properties under the jurisdiction of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), which she failed to disclose in her electoral affidavit.

The case details, confirmed by ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain, reveal that Hasina obtained a 10-katha plot in the prime diplomatic zone of Purbachal New Town by violating several provisions of The Dhaka Improvement Trust (Allotment of Lands) Rules, 1969, including Rules 4, 5, 6, 9, and Rule 13A(1)(c).

The ACC alleges that during her tenure as PM, Hasina misused her authority to influence officials from the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and Rajuk. In collaboration with others, she facilitated plot allocations for herself, her children, her sister, and her sister's children.

These actions constitute criminal breaches of trust and abuse of power, punishable under Sections 161, 163, 164, 409, 420, and 109 of The Penal Code, 1860, as well as Section 5(2) of The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. A total of eight individuals have been implicated in this case, the commission added.

In the case against Joy, the ACC alleges that he concealed the existence of properties or housing facilities under Rajuk's jurisdiction while obtaining a 10-katha plot in the diplomatic zone of Purbachal New Town.

According to ACC, this action violates Rules 4, 5, 6, 9, and Rule 13A(1)(c) of The Dhaka Improvement Trust (Allotment of Lands) Rules, 1969. A total of 15 individuals have been listed as accused in this case.

The ACC filed four similar cases over illegal plot allocation in Purbachal in the last two days. While Hasina's niece British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq was mentioned in three of these cases, Joy was not named in any of those.

Meanwhile, a Dhaka court yesterday asked the ACC to submit by April 10 the probe report against Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed (Putul) and 14 others in one these cases.

Judge Md Zakir Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court set the date after the ACC placed the case before it seeking the next course of action.

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আদানি পাওয়ার, বাংলাদেশ বিদ্যুৎ উন্নয়ন বোর্ড, এপিজেএল, বিদ্যুৎ, পাওয়ার গ্রিড বাংলাদেশ,

সারচার্জ এড়াতে জুনের মধ্যে বকেয়া পরিশোধ করুন: পিডিবিকে আদানির সতর্কবার্তা

‘পিডিবি ও এপিজেএল উভয়ের স্বার্থে উপরোক্ত প্রস্তাবটি বিবেচনা করতে এবং উল্লিখিত পদ্ধতিতে বকেয়া অর্থ পরিশোধ করতে আমরা পিডিবিকে অনুরোধ জানাই।’

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