The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday submitted a charge sheet against the mother-in-law of BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman in a case filed against her for not submitting wealth statement to the commission.
ACC Deputy Director Abdus Sattar Sarker, also investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet against Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu to the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shamsul Arefin for taking next course of action in the case.
Confirming the submission of the charge sheet, Sub-Inspector Shahidur Rahman, general recording officer (GRO) of ACC in Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, said: “She is the sole accused in the case and also a fugitive accused.”
On January 10, ACC approved the charge sheet against Tarique Rahman’s mother-in-law in the case which was filed with Ramna police on January 30, 2014.
Syeda Iqbal was served notice on January 25, 2012 to submit her wealth statement to the commission but she acquired a stay order from the High Court.
After the ACC challenged the High Court order, the Appellate Division stayed the order on September 26, 2013.
Following the order, the ACC was free to collect her wealth statement, particularly to investigate the wealth of Tarique Rahman.
However, without complying with the court order and the commission’s notice, she appealed for fresh inquiry.
In response, the ACC said Syeda Iqbal could file an objection at the court against the commission’s move.
