Court Correspondent :
The Senior Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday sent Nargis Begum, wife of former driver of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Abdul Malek, in the jail in a case filed on the charge of accumulating wealth illegally.
Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of court passed the order rejecting her bail plea when she surrendered in the court on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Anti-Corruption (ACC) approved a case against Malek and his wife Nargis. Assistant Director of ACC’s Head Office Syed Nazrul Islam lodged the case on February 14, this year.
According to the case, Abdul Malek (Suspended driver) amassed Tk 1,50,31,810 illegally and submitted a false statement of Tk 93,53,648 to the ACC.
Malek was also made lone accused in a case filed for concealing information regarding his wealth. Later Malek and his wife Nargis were made accused in the case.
According to the case statement, Malek directly assisted his wife in acquiring wealth worth Tk 1,10,92,050 beyond her known sources of income.
Earlier on Monday, a Dhaka court sentenced Abdul Malek to 30 years’ imprisonment in an arms case, 15 years each under two sections of the Arms Act.
