A Dhaka court has accepted the chargesheet filed in a case against ex-DIG Prisons Bazlur Rashid for illegally amassing wealth worth Tk3.14 crore.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court Judge KM Imrul Kayes took the charge sheet into cognizance in presence of the lone accused on Tuesday.
The court proceeded to transfer the case to the Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka for trial. It also fixed September 22 for the hearing of charges framed against Bazlur Rashid in the case.
Earlier on August 26, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Nasir Uddin filed the chargesheet in the Dhaka Special Judge's Court.
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According to the chargesheet, Bazlur Rashid Rupayan bought an apartment from the Rupayan Housing Estate at Siddheswari Road in the capital.
He paid Tk3.8 crore for the apartment but was unable to show any valid source from which the money was coming.
He also failed to show any information about the purchase of the flat in his income tax documents, states the chargesheet.
Regarding the matter, a charge sheet was filed against him under Section 27 (1) of the ACC Act for amassing illegal wealth.
ACC deputy director Md Salauddin filed the case against Bazlur Rashid October 20, 2019. He was arrested on the same day.
