Court Correspondent :
The Special Judge Court of Dhaka yesterday framed charges against six including convicted war criminal Delwar Hossain Sayeedi in a case filed on the charge of embezzling money of Islamic Foundation (IF) Zakat fund.
Judge Syeda Hosne Ara of the special judge court situated at Dhaka
Alia Madrasa ground passed the order on Monday morning in presence of the prime accused Sayeedi. The court came up with the order, dismissing pleas of the accused to acquit them in the case.
The court fixed February 17 to start recording the depositions of the witnesses.
The other accused in the case are: former IF Director Mohammad Lutful Haque, former Chairman of Masjid Council for Community Advancement Mawlana Abul Kalam Azad, Chief Editor of Bandhujon Parishad Mia Mohammad Eunus, former President of Islami Samaj Kalyan Kendro Tofazzal Hossain and Deputy
Director of Masjid Council of IF Md Abdul Haque.
Of the six, Sayeedi is in the prison after he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment till death in crimes against humanity case, Mawlana Abul Kalam Azad and Abdul Haque are yet to be arrested, while the other three are on bail.
Former IF Director Aiyub Ali Chowdhury filed the case with the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station on May 24, 2010. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assistant Director Wajed Ali Gazi submitted charge-sheet of the case on April 30, 2012.
On August 19, 2011, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed another case against Delwar Hossain Sayeedee on the charge of tax evasion amounting to Tk 56,46,812. The court also framed charge in this case on September 15 of the following year.
The Special Judge Court of Dhaka yesterday framed charges against six including convicted war criminal Delwar Hossain Sayeedi in a case filed on the charge of embezzling money of Islamic Foundation (IF) Zakat fund.
Judge Syeda Hosne Ara of the special judge court situated at Dhaka
Alia Madrasa ground passed the order on Monday morning in presence of the prime accused Sayeedi. The court came up with the order, dismissing pleas of the accused to acquit them in the case.
The court fixed February 17 to start recording the depositions of the witnesses.
The other accused in the case are: former IF Director Mohammad Lutful Haque, former Chairman of Masjid Council for Community Advancement Mawlana Abul Kalam Azad, Chief Editor of Bandhujon Parishad Mia Mohammad Eunus, former President of Islami Samaj Kalyan Kendro Tofazzal Hossain and Deputy
Director of Masjid Council of IF Md Abdul Haque.
Of the six, Sayeedi is in the prison after he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment till death in crimes against humanity case, Mawlana Abul Kalam Azad and Abdul Haque are yet to be arrested, while the other three are on bail.
Former IF Director Aiyub Ali Chowdhury filed the case with the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station on May 24, 2010. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assistant Director Wajed Ali Gazi submitted charge-sheet of the case on April 30, 2012.
On August 19, 2011, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed another case against Delwar Hossain Sayeedee on the charge of tax evasion amounting to Tk 56,46,812. The court also framed charge in this case on September 15 of the following year.
