4C seized from Cox’s Bazar mayor’s brother-in-law

Published at 06:34 pm September 23rd, 2020

File photo of the Anti Corruption Commission headquarters in Dhaka Courtesy: Sazzad Hossain

The ACC, during an investigation into the corruptions in various land acquisition projects in Cox's Bazar, found several syndicates that are directly responsible for accumulating massive wealth from at least 70 ongoing development projects worth Tk3.5 lakh crore in the district

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday seized Tk4 crore from two fixed deposit accounts (FDR) of Mizanur Rahman, brother-in-law of Cox’s Bazar Municipality Mayor Mujibur Rahman.

A team led by Sharif Uddin, deputy-assistant director of the Cox’s Bazar ACC, seized the money from two FDRs opened by Mizanur Rahman with the First Security Islami Bank Cox’s Bazar branch.

Previously, the ACC, during an investigation into the corruption in various land acquisition projects in Cox's Bazar, found several syndicates that are directly responsible for accumulating massive wealth from at least 70 ongoing development projects worth Tk3.5 lakh crore in the district.

Meanwhile, the ACC has already seized the bank accounts and assets of Cox's Bazar Municipality Mayor Mujibur Rahman, his son Hasan Mehedi Rahman, Councillor Omar Siddique Lalu, and former Councillor Jabed Kaiser Nobel as part of their investigation.

Besides, the ACC has compiled a list of brokers at the district land acquisition office and it contains the names of public representatives, politicians, lawyers, journalists, government officials and employees.