The High Court on Tuesday ordered Khulna-4 MP and Vice President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Abdus Salam Murshedy to hand over his residence in Gulshan to the Housing and Public Works Ministry.
The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ebadoth Hossain passed the order and asked Murshedy to complete the process within three months after receiving the copy of the verdict.
The court also said that the residence in Gulshan, where Salam Murshedy is living is an abandoned property of the government.
Senior Advocate Mohammad Sayed Ahmed stood for Murshedy, Senior Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) while Deputy Attorney General Saifuddin Khaled represented the state and Advocate Aneek R Haque stood for the petitioner.
Advocate Sayed said they will file an appeal petition challenging the verdict.
On October 30, 2022, Barrister Sayedul Haque Suman filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking an inquiry into the allegations of corruption against the BFF official.
According to the writ petition, the house located in Gulshan-2 was listed as the abandoned house under the gazette in 1986. But Murshedy is living there after occupying it.
Three letters from the Housing and Public Works Ministry to the chairman of Rajuk issued on April 13, 2015, January 20, 2016, and July 4, 2022, were attached to the writ petition.
The Housing and Public Works Ministry sought an explanation from Rajuk chairman over the occupation of the house by Murshedy .
On November 1, 2022, the HC issued a rule asking the government to explain why the inaction of the authorities concerned in taking legal steps against the Awami League lawmaker for occupying the house illegally should not be declared beyond legal authority.
It also asked the authorities concerned to submit all documents regarding the house to the court.
On February 8 this year, the ACC, in its investigation, found the allegations of forgery and fraud over the house true and based on information of witnesses and documents, the ACC filed a case against five people, including Murshedy.
