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HC asks Tarique’s wife

The High Court (HC) yesterday asked Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, to surrender before a lower court concerned in eight weeks in a case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing wealth illegally.

The HC bench comprising Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice Krishna Debnath rejected a petition filed by Zubaida, now in London along with Tarique, seeking nullification of the trial proceedings in the case.
ACC lawyer Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan told reporters that the HC bench lifted its earlier stay order clearing the way for the lower court to resume the trial proceedings of the case against Zubaida in the corruption case.
In 2007, the ACC filed the case with Kafrul Police Station against Tarique, his wife, and mother-in-law Iqbal Mand Banu for amassing assets through illegal means and concealing information in their wealth statements.
The investigation officer of the case pressed charges against the three at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, Dhaka, on March 31, 2009.
According to the charge sheet, Tarique has accumulated wealth worth around Tk 2.75 crore beyond his known sources of income and held back information about assets worth around Tk 2.17 crore in his wealth statement filed to the anti-graft body.
But, in response to a petition filed by Zubaida, the HC had on April 4 in 2008 stayed the trial proceeding against Zubaida Rahman. The HC also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why the case against Zubaida should not be declared illegal.
But after final hearing on the rule, the HC had, on January 10 this year, fixed April 12 for delivering its order on the petition.
Meanwhile, a Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrant against Syeda Iqbal Banu, mother-in-law of Tarique, in a case filed for not submitting wealth statement to the ACC.
Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after accepting charges against her in the case. The court also directed the officer-in-charge of Ramna Police Station to submit a report on May 14 on execution of the arrest warrant.
The ACC on January 30, 2014 filed the case with Ramna Police Station accusing Banu.

CONCEALING WEALTH INFO

Surrender before lower court

HC asks Tariques wife

The High Court (HC) yesterday asked Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, to surrender before a lower court concerned in eight weeks in a case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing wealth illegally. The HC bench comprising Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice Krishna Debnath rejected a petition filed by Zubaida, now in London along with Tarique, seeking nullification of the trial proceedings in the case. ACC lawyer Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan told reporters that the HC bench lifted its earlier stay order clearing the way for the lower court to resume the trial proceedings of the case against Zubaida in the corruption case. In 2007, the ACC filed the case with Kafrul Police Station against Tarique, his wife, and mother-in-law Iqbal Mand Banu for amassing assets through illegal means and concealing information in their wealth statements. The investigation officer of the case pressed charges against the three at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court, Dhaka, on March 31, 2009. According to the charge sheet, Tarique has accumulated wealth worth around Tk 2.75 crore beyond his known sources of income and held back information about assets worth around Tk 2.17 crore in his wealth statement filed to the anti-graft body. But, in response to a petition filed by Zubaida, the HC had on April 4 in 2008 stayed the trial proceeding against Zubaida Rahman. The HC also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why the case against Zubaida should not be declared illegal. But after final hearing on the rule, the HC had, on January 10 this year, fixed April 12 for delivering its order on the petition. Meanwhile, a Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrant against Syeda Iqbal Banu, mother-in-law of Tarique, in a case filed for not submitting wealth statement to the ACC. Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judges Court passed the order after accepting charges against her in the case. The court also directed the officer-in-charge of Ramna Police Station to submit a report on May 14 on execution of the arrest warrant. The ACC on January 30, 2014 filed the case with Ramna Police Station accusing Banu.