Rehana, Redwan, Tulip, Azmina also sued
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed three cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana鈥檚 son Redwan Mujib Siddique, Rehana鈥檚 daughters Tulip Siddique and Azmina Siddique on charges of corruption in allotting Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha land plots at the Purbachal New Town project.
Apart from the five members of Hasina and Rehan鈥檚 family, 19 other serving and former officers and employees of the housing and public works ministry and Rajuk were also accused in the cases.
The ACC filed the cases with its integrated district office, Dhaka-1, a day after the commission filed a case against Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul on the same charges on Sunday.
According to the cases, Tulip, while serving as a member of the British parliament, influenced Hasina to allocate the plots for her mother Rehana, brother Redwan and sister Azmina.
Rehana, Redwan and Azmina, despite owning a house or flat or housing facility in an area under Rajuk in Dhaka city, concealed it in their affidavits and violated the provisions of the Dhaka Improvement Trust (Allotment of Lands) Rules, 1969 in getting allotments of three plots (each sized 10 kathas) in the diplomatic area of the Purbachal New Town project.
Tulip influenced Hasina while Hasina was prime聽 minister, and she abused power as a top public servant and committed a criminal breach of trust by influencing the relevant public servants of the
housing and public works ministry and Rajuk, who were responsible for the allocation of the plots, said the cases.
Violating the related rules and regulations, the plot No 013 was allotted to Rehana, plot No 011 to Redwan and plot No 019 to Azmina on Road No 203 at Sector No 27 in the diplomatic area of the Purbachal New Town project, said the case statements.
The ACC on Sunday filed a case against Hasina, Saima and 14 others over the same charges.
Housing and public works ministry鈥檚 former secretary Md Shahid Ullah Khandaker, former additional secretaries Kazi Washi Uddin, Md Waliullah, former Rajuk chairman Md Anisur Rahman Miah, its former members Md Khurshid Alam, Kabir Al Asad, Tonmoy Das, Md Nasir Uddin, retired Major Shamsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury and Md Nurul Islam were also accused in the four cases.
The other accused in the cases are the ministry鈥檚 senior assistant secretary Purabi Goldar and administrative officer Md Saiful Islam Sarkar, Rajuk鈥檚 directors Kamrul Islam, Sheikh Shahinul Islam, deputy directors Md Hafizur Rahman, Habibur Rahman, Nayeb Ali Sharif, assistant directors Mazharul Islam and Faria Sultana.
The corruption cases were filed following an inquiry by the ACC launched on December 26 past year. The enquiry was carried out against Hasina, her sister Rehana and four of their children over allegations of irregularities and abuses of power in acquiring government plots spanning 60 kathas of land at Purbachal.
The four others who faced the enquiry are Hasina鈥檚 son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy, her daughter Saima, Rehana鈥檚 son Radwan and Rehana鈥檚 youngest daughter Azmina.
According to the allegations, Hasina in collusion with top officials of Rajuk facilitated the allocation of six plots 鈥� each is 10 katha in size 鈥� in her and family members鈥� names through irregularities and corruption during her tenure as prime minister.
These six plots are situated on Road 203 in the diplomatic zone of Sector 27 of the Purbachal New Town project, as per the allegations.
Rajuk issued an allotment letter on August 3, 2022, allotting a 10-katha plot to Hasina (plot number 009), while it allotted a plot to Sajeeb Wazed (plot number 015) and a plot to Saima Wazed (plot number 017).
Sajeeb鈥檚 allotment letter was issued on October 24, 2022, while Sayma鈥檚 allotment letter was issued on November 2 the same year.
A 10-katha plot (plot number 013) was also allocated to Rehana. The same-sized plots were also allotted to Radwan (plot number 011) and Azmina (plot number 019).