BNP Chairperson and dilapidated top minister Khaleda Zia change into as soon as the day gone by acquitted in two graft cases – the Zia Charitable Belief and Barapukuria coal mine cases, while her son and BNP performing chairman Tarique Rahman change into as soon as cleared in two cases filed over extortion and tax evasion prices.
A Excessive Court docket bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain ordered the acquittal of Khaleda Zia, overturning her seven-one year sentence within the Zia Charitable Belief corruption case, after listening to an allure filed by her lawyers in opposition to the lower court’s verdict.
The Zia Charitable Belief case change into as soon as filed on 8 August 2011, by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), accusing Khaleda and loads of others of embezzling money intended for the belief.
In October 2018, Khaleda Zia change into as soon as convicted within the Zia Charitable Belief case and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by a definite court one day of the Awami League regime.
On the opposite hand, she landed in prison in February 2018 after being sentenced to five years imprisonment in any other graft case – the Zia Orphanage Belief case.
Khaleda spent over two years in prison earlier than being launched on conditional bail in March 2020. She remained below dwelling arrest except her liberate on 16 August this one year, following the ousting of the Awami League govt on 5 August.
The two trusts had been arrange when she change into as soon as the pinnacle minister of Bangladesh – the orphanage belief one day of her 1991-1996 rule and the charitable belief in 2001-2006. Each and every trusts had been named after her slack husband and dilapidated president Ziaur Rahman, furthermore the founding chairman of BNP.
Barapukuria coal mine graft case
Resolve Md Abu Taher of Dhaka Particular Resolve Court docket 3 the day gone by discharged Khaleda and dilapidated ministers – Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury and Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain – from the Barapukuria coal mine graft case, reviews BSS.
The court, on the replacement hand, framed prices in opposition to loads of a lot of accused – Moajjem Hossain, Nazrul Islam, Moinul Ahsan and Md Sirajul Islam Chowdhury, initiating the trial formally.
There had been 13 accused within the case. Of these Matiur Rahman Nizami and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed had been hanged after getting convicted in crimes in opposition to humanity cases, while Barrister Aminul Huq, MK Anwar, M Shamsul Islam and AKM Mosharraf Hossain died of natural causes and their names had been dropped from the payment-sheet.
The ACC on 26 February 2008, filed the graft case at Shahbagh Police Dwelling, accusing Khaleda and others of inflicting financial losses to the reveal by awarding a management contract for the Barapukuria coal mine to a Chinese language firm without following honest procedures.
Tarique exempted from tax evasion case
Resolve Rezaul Karim of Dhaka Particular Resolve Court docket 10 the day gone by exempted BNP performing chairman Tarique Rahman from a case filed by the National Board of Earnings (NBR) over 15 years ago for alleged tax evasion, reviews BSS.
The court stated it stumbled on the allegations introduced in opposition to the BNP chief “imaginary and fabricated.”
Then deputy commissioner of Dhaka Taxes Zone 6, Samia Akter, filed the case on 28 July 2008, accusing Tarique of evading Tk26.86 lakh in taxes. The plaintiff alleged that Tarique from 2002 to 2006 had made an profits of Tk1.07 crore from a lot of sources but failed to pay Tk26.86 lakh in taxes in opposition to that profits.
Tarique, 7 others exempted from extortion prices
Dhaka Extra Chief Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Sanaullah the day gone by exempted eight folks, along with Tarique Rahman, from extortion prices after accepting a closing probe file filed by the police within the case, reviews BSS.
The seven a lot of parents, who have been relieved of the prices, are – Gias Uddin Al Mamun, Obaidullah Khandaker, Kamruzzaman, Engineer Mahbubul Alam, Engineer AKM Shoyeb Bashuri, Azizul Karim Tarek and Monijur Rahman alias Manik.
Khairul Bashar, the in vogue supervisor of a contractor company Abdul Monem Ltd, filed the case in 2007, accusing Tarique Rahman and others of traumatic Tk10.31 crore in extortion money.
On the opposite hand, on 7 Might maybe well well 2009, the complainant filed an affidavit thru a notary public, saying the allegations introduced in opposition to the accused had been unsuitable and that he filed the grievance below the skill of vested quarters. He does now no longer are attempting to pursue the case anymore.
The complainant furthermore suggested the investigation officer that he did no longer even know the accused and change into as soon as forced to file the fabricated allegations below political and administrative power.
The investigation officer, DB Inspector Md Sazzad Hossain, filed the final file with the in vogue registration mosey of the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Justice of the Peace court on 5 November this one year, pleading to succor the accused of the prices as he did no longer regain the allegations introduced in opposition to them correct.
