Former communications minister Barrister Nazmul Huda and former BRTC Chairman Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker were sued yesterday for misappropriating Tk 1 crore.
Meanwhile, indicting detained former housing and works minister Mirza Abbas for evading income-tax, the special makeshift court yesterday fixed August 23 for commencing trial with depositions by prosecution witnesses, reports UNB.
HUDA-TAIMUR CASE
Dhaka Auto Rickshaw Shramik Union General Secretary Mohammad Hanif filed the case with Paltan police station against Huda and Taimur along with eight others under sections 406, 420, 409 and 109.
In the first information report, the complainant said Nazmul Huda along with several government employees misappropriated Tk 1 crore which was taken from him on August 2, 2002 for providing 200 CNG-run auto-rickshaws.
Joint forces detained Huda on February 4.
ABBAS, SALAHUDDIN CASE
The special makeshift court yesterday indicted detained Mirza Abbas for evading income tax and fixed August 23 for commencing trial with depositions by prosecution witnesses.
Abbas, standing in the dock, pleaded not guilty when the court set up at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban read out the charge against the BNP leader.
Deputy Tax Commissioner of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Rezaul Karim filed the case against Abbas for evading income tax on Tk 2,24,68,058 for the last seven years.
The court also framed charges against detained former BNP lawmaker Salahudin Ahmed and his family in connection with a graft case. It fixed August 21 for hearing of the trial.
Salahuddin, who faces a series of criminal cases, was sent to jail after he surrendered to the CMM court on February 12.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against Salahuddin, his wife Shamsunnahar and sons Imran Ahmed, Shahriar Ahmed and Tanvir Ahmed on April 11 for concealing about Tk 6.5 crore in
the wealth statement submitted to the ACC.
The members of his family will be tried in absentia, as they have been absconding.
ABBAS-LOBI CASE
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will interrogate detained former housing and public works minister Mirza Abbas and former BNP lawmaker Ali Asgar Lobi in connection with a graft case.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mizanur Rahman yesterday passed the order after ACC Deputy Director Afzal Hossain submitted a petition to show them arrested in the case and interrogate the accused at Dhaka Central Jail.
The case was filed with Shahbagh Police Station against them on July 15 for allotting 19.44 kathas of land illegally to Pacific Chemical Ltd in Tejgaon industrial area.
HARRIS CASE
Another Dhaka court yesterday fixed August 22 for hearing on charge framing against former premier Khaleda Zia's political secretary Harris Chowdhury, and another person in a graft case.
The case was filed with Paltan Police Station against Harris and Amin Badal on March 25.
Meanwhile, deliverance of verdicts of eight cases against detained former BNP lawmakers, Awami League (AL) leader, DCC ward commissioner and their wives will commence from today.
The persons facing trial in the cases include detained former communications minister Nazmul Huda and his wife Sigma Huda, detained former BNP lawmaker Mosaddak Ali Falu's wife Mahbuba Sultana, Swechhasebak League General Secretary Pankaj Kumar Devnath and his wife Monika Devnath, former minister Shahjahan Siraj's wife Rabeya Haider, Dhaka City Corporation Ward Commissioner Dipjol and his wife Rumana Dipjol.
DIPJOL CASE
Meanwhile, the verdict of an arms case against Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Ward Commissioner Monwar Hossain Dipjol and his wife Rumana Dipjol will be delivered today.
Judge Nuruzzaman of Metropolitan Special Tribunal-7 will pronounce the verdict of an arms case against Dipjol and his wife today.
The court set the date of verdict after completion of arguments from the prosecution and the defence.
The case was filed against them on March 8 for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition at their Mirpur residence.
Police arrested Rumana while Dipjol is on the run.
Earlier, the court recorded statements of 11 prosecution witnesses.
Dipjol was awarded 17 years' rigorous imprisonment on July 26 for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition at his residence.
FALU'S WIFE'S CASE
Judge Firoz Alam of the First Special Judge's Court set up at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar MP Hostel will deliver the verdict of the tax evasion case against Mahbuba Sultana in her absence on August 22.
Senior Special Judge Mohammad Azizul Haq of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court issued an arrest warrant against Falu's wife on July 5 after NBR Deputy Tax Commissioner Mohammad Masudur Rahman Masud filed the case.
The case was filed against her for evading income tax of Tk 1,58,05,733 from fiscal year 2001-02 to 2005-06.
The complainant said Mahbuba repeatedly gave false information to NBR about her income and expenditure and did not show her income tax return.
Although Mahbuba withdrew Tk 9,60,000 as salary from Ntv, she did not mention it in her statement, Masud added.
HUDA-SIGMA CASE
Judge AK Roy of Second Special Judge's Court will deliver the judgement of the graft case against former communications minister Nazmul Huda and his wife Sigma Huda on August 23.
ACC Deputy Director Shafiqul Islam filed the case with Dhanmondi Police Station against them on March 21 for taking bribe of Tk 2.4 crore from Mir Zahir Hossain, owner of construction firm Mir Akter Hossain Ltd.
ACC pressed charges against them on June 4.
In the charge sheet, the IO mentioned that Zahir, elder brother of current FBCCI President Mir Nasir Hossain, gave the money to the former minister in three cheques for getting a Roads and Highways Department's work order of Tk 30 crore.
SHAHJAHAN'S WIFE CASE
Judge Shamsunnahar of Fourth Special Court will pronounce the verdicts of four tax evasion cases against former minister Shahjahan Siraj's wife Rabeya Haider in her absence on August 23.
The cases were filed against her on July 16 for evading income tax.
PANKAJ CASE
Judge Firoz Alam of First Special Judge's Court will deliver the verdict of the graft case against Pankaj and his wife Monika on August 26.
The case was filed with Dhanmondi Police Station against them for giving false wealth statements to ACC. Pankaj was arrested while his wife is on the run.