Govt Revenue Loss
ACC charge sheet against ex-AL minister Swapan
Hasibur Rahman Swapan
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has submitted a charge sheet to Sirajganj Speedy Trial Tribunal against two persons including Awami League leader and former state minister Hasibur Rahman Swapan for causing Tk 11.60 lakh revenue loss to the government through abuse of power. Rashidur Reza, Assistant Director of Pabna district ACC submitted the charge sheet to Sirajganj Speedy Trial Tribunal accusing Swapan and Sakim Uddin, a leaseholder of Talgachhi cattle market in Shahzadpur upazila. The two accused went into hiding shortly after the declaration of emergency in January 11, Shahzadpur police said. In 1405 Bangla year, Talgachhi cattle market was leased for Tk 26.10 lakh. Hasibur Rahman Swapan, who was elected from Sirajganj-7 constituency (Shahzadpur) as a BNP candidate and later became state minister for industry after joining the AL, arranged leasing of the cattle market to Sakim Uddin for Tk 14.50 in an auction. This caused Tk 11.60 lakh revenue loss to the government, Sirajganj ACC said in a case filed with Shahzadpur Police Station on February 2, 2007. Rashidur Reza, assistant director of Pabna district ACC, got the charge of investigation to the case and he submitted the charge sheet to the court against Swapan and Sakim Uddin on October 11. When contacted over cell phone, Swapan told The Daily Star yesterday that Talgachhi cattle market was leased out in an auction through the decision of upazila Parishad, where he had nothing to do. He is now a victim of conspiracy, he added.
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