Staff Reporter :
A sum of Tk 43 lakh was stolen from the office of Jatiya Party’s (Ershad) Banani office in the capital Dhaka on Monday night.
Delwar Jalali, Deputy Press Secretary of Ershad said that the thieves broke open the door at dead of night and stole the money from the vault kept in the room of Ershad’s personal staff Jahangir Alam.
The amount was kept in a safe, meant to clear the salary of office staff and for repair work of Ershad’s residence in Rangpur, he said.
Office staff noticed the broken door of the personal staff and informed Jahangir about it. It was then found that the money kept in the safe was stolen in full.
Banani Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Mokhlesur Rahaman said: We found the gate’s lock broken, and the vault open, but the vault’s lock was intact.
He said Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad was in the office till 11:30pm, and the incident might take place after his departure.
Police and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have inspected the crime scene. The party was filing a theft case with Banani Police Station, last reported.
