UNB, Chittagong :
Police on Thursday sued four people, including a government officer, in connection with a ‘mysterious’ transfer of Tk 19 crore from a bank in London into the account of Maijbhandar Darbar Shahi Mosque in the city.
The accused were identified as Syed M Syedul Alam, general secretary of the mosque’s governing body, his brother and treasurer of the governing body SM Sahibul Alam, Education Department assistant director Abul Kalam Azad, and one Rakib.
Kotwali Police Station officer-in-charge Nezamuddin filed the case in response to a complaint by local MP (Chittagong-2) Nazibul Bashar Maijbhandari, also the president of the mosque’s governing body. Nazibul Bashar filed a general diary with the Kotwali Police Station on May 17, alleging that his signature was forged to open the account where the money was sent from London, said the OC. In the GD, he also expressed a suspicion over whether the money was being transferred to support militant activities in the country and sought permission to file a regular case against the persons involved in the forging of his signature
After primary investigation, police found that Tk 19 crore was transferred to the account from a branch of Barclays Bank in London. When the matter was brought to his attention, the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) commissioner suggested that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) should take up further investigation on the allegation and ordered that a regular case be filed.
Further investigation in the allegation will be conducted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said the OC.
