A case has been filed against ruling party lawmaker Golam Maula Rony and 20 of his associates in Patuakhali for misappropriating development funds worth Tk790m.
The case was filed by one Zamal Hossain, a resident of Dashmina upazila, with the Patuakhali District and Sessions' Judge’s Court.
Abdul Khalek, the complainant’s lawyer, said the acting district judge accepted the case and fixed August 20 for passing the next order in the case.
According to the case statement, Rony, the MP for the Galachipa-Dashmina constituency, and his associates from the notorious “Bhaiya Bahini” allegedly misappropriated public funds of Tk100m meant for development of local educational institutions.
They also allegedly pocketed Tk100m meant for roads development, Tk560m for test relief and food for work projects, and Tk30m for felling and selling trees planted under various public projects.
Iqbal Mahmud Liton, Gazi Mizanur Rahman, Zakir Hossain Bhutto, Abdul Hye, Zafar Talukdar, Tiger Shahin and 14 others were also accused in the case, Khalek said.
“Four more cases may be lodged against Rony on charges of irregularity, corruption, and misappropriation of public funds.”
Rony has been in custody since July 25 in a case filed for assaulting two journalists of private satellite channel Independent Television.
