Dy minister Dulu sued, Relief CI sheets from minister Aminul controlled BNP offices, Mayor Minu donated relief CI sheets to BNP office
Three cases were filed against the former deputy minister for land Ruhul Kuddus Talukhdar Dulu, his elder brother and two other house-helps for misappropriating 52 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund in Naldanga of Natore district yesterday.
Sub inspectors Ramjan, Rafik and Mustak of Naldanga police station filed the graft cases under section 406, 409 and 109 of Bangladesh Penal Code.
Dulu and his brother Rafikul Islam Talukhdar were accused in a case for using government CI sheets in constructing drawing room and shallow water-pump house in his village home at Ramsa Kazipur under Naldanga police station.
The two brothers and house-helps Zaharul and Razlu were sued in two other cases for erecting rooms of the house-helps with the government CI sheets at courtyard of the minister's village home.
Police in a raid on Sunday afternoon seized 52 pieces of CI sheets from Dulu's village home and arrested Bazlu.
Sensing the raid, Dulu's brother Rafikul Islam Talukhdar and Zahurul fled away.
However, Dulu is evading arrest since February 4 when the joint forces recovered two firearms and 137 bullets from Dulu's houses in Natore town and at Ramsa Kazipur under Sadar upazila.
Police in a raid seized 63 pieces of Corrugated Iron (CI) sheets of government relief fund from offices of BNP and Zia Parishad controlled by former post and telecommunication minister Barrister Aminul Haque in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi yesterday.
Police launched the raid at local offices of BNP, its front organizations and Zia Parishad at Dayingpara crossing, Achuabhata C&B crossing and Matikata Rail-gate areas in the upazila after the relief officials identified the areas.
Officer-in-charge Aynul Haque told The Daily Star that the operation was still to complete as they have information of many more relief CI sheets that were not used for proper causes.
The upazila Project Inplementation Officer (PIO) Nurul Islam said, the seized CI sheets are part of those total 8 bundles CI sheets that were allocated for Zia Parishad following written recommendation of then Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Hawladar Zakir Hossain (now additional deputy commissioner in Jessor) at the diktat of former minister Aminul Haque in 2005.
"Allocating CI sheets of relief funds to Zia Parishad was illegal as these were meant for poor and destitute people. Our resistance were discarded by the minister", he said.
With the allocated CI sheets, local BNP, its front organisations and Zia Parishad captured different government lands including that of Roads and Highways at Dayingpara, Bamnail, Gogram, Achuabhata, Matikata and some other areas to set up their office.
Godagari Zia PArishad conveynor Abdus Salam Sawal, member secretary Sarwar Jahan Dablu who received the CI sheets went into hiding after the raid.
In another operation, Police yesterday arrested a close associate of former BNP lawmaker Nadim Mostafa from Durgapur upazila in Rajshahi.
The arrestee -- Choyen Uddin alias Murgi Choyen was organising secretary of Durgapur municipal unit of Jatiyatabadi Sechchasebak Dal.
The police said, he was accused in several cases of murder, extortion and cheating.
Chapainawabganj
The joint forces yesterday seized 32 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund from a BNP leader's house in Bholahat upazila and found abandoned 18 CI sheets in Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj district.
Tipped off, the joint forces raided the house of Habibur Rahman, a neighbour of Bholahat upazila BNP conveynor Nasir Uddin and seized 32 CI sheets from the house.
Habibur Rahman told joint forces that Nasir Uddin kept the CI sheets at his house two days ago.
Joint forces arrested Habibur, but Nasir managed fleeing away.
Police seized 18 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund at a mango orchard at Chalk Alampur of Ranihati union of Sadar upazila last afternoon. These CI sheets were left abandoned.
Police Monday evening seized 26 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund from a mosque at Southern Bakhrabaj area in the city.
These CI sheets were allocated for Kathakhali municipal BNP office by Rajshahi Mayor and former BNP lawmaker Mizanur Rahman Minu, said sources.
But duty officer of Motihar police station said, the CI sheets were found unclaimed.
Local people informed police and journalists, Minu donated the CI sheets for constructing Kathakhali municipal BNP office several months ago.
The sheets were taken off from the office in the dark of Sunday night and kept at the mosque, said witnesses.
After the seizure, a police source, however, told this correspondent, Minu requested Motihar police for reconciliation and so police recorded the CI sheets as unclaimed.
When contacted, Kathakhali municipal BNP president Mahfuzur Rahman said, he was unaware about the CI sheets that went missing from the BNP office roof. "Ask the general secretary".
Local BNP general secretary was not available on phone and at his home.
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Police filed three cases against former deputy minister for land Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, his elder brother Rafikul Islam Talukdar and two house-helps for misappropriating 52 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund in Naldanga of Natore district yesterday.
On Sunday, the joint forces recovered government CI sheets that Dulu and his brother used in their village home at Ramsa Kazipur in Naldanga.
Dulu had been evading arrest since February 4 when the joint forces recovered two firearms and 137 bullets from his houses in Natore town and at Ramsa Kazipur.
Police seized 63 pieces of CI sheets meant for government relief from BNP and Zia Parishad offices in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi yesterday. Former post and telecommunications minister Aminul Haque allegedly controlled the offices.
In another drive, police seized 26 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund, which Rajshahi mayor and former lawmaker Mizanur Rahman Minu allocated to Kathakhali Municipality BNP office, from a mosque in Rajshahi city yesterday.
Sub inspectors Ramjan, Rafik and Mustak of Naldanga police station filed the graft cases under section 406, 409 and 109 of Bangladesh Penal Code.
Dulu and his brother Rafikul Islam Talukhdar were accused in a case for using government CI sheets in constructing drawing room and shallow water-pump house in his village home at Ramsa Kazipur under Naldanga police station.
The two brothers and house-helps Zaharul and Razlu were sued in two other cases for erecting rooms of the house-helps with the government CI sheets at courtyard of the minister's village home.
Police in a raid on Sunday afternoon seized 52 pieces of CI sheets from Dulu's village home and arrested Bazlu.
Sensing the raid, Dulu's brother Rafikul Islam Talukhdar and Zahurul fled away.
However, Dulu is evading arrest since February 4 when the joint forces recovered two firearms and 137 bullets from Dulu's houses in Natore town and at Ramsa Kazipur under Sadar upazila.
Police in a raid seized 63 pieces of Corrugated Iron (CI) sheets of government relief fund from offices of BNP and Zia Parishad controlled by former post and telecommunication minister Barrister Aminul Haque in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi yesterday.
Police launched the raid at local offices of BNP, its front organizations and Zia Parishad at Dayingpara crossing, Achuabhata C&B crossing and Matikata Rail-gate areas in the upazila after the relief officials identified the areas.
Officer-in-charge Aynul Haque told The Daily Star that the operation was still to complete as they have information of many more relief CI sheets that were not used for proper causes.
The upazila Project Inplementation Officer (PIO) Nurul Islam said, the seized CI sheets are part of those total 8 bundles CI sheets that were allocated for Zia Parishad following written recommendation of then Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Hawladar Zakir Hossain (now additional deputy commissioner in Jessor) at the diktat of former minister Aminul Haque in 2005.
"Allocating CI sheets of relief funds to Zia Parishad was illegal as these were meant for poor and destitute people. Our resistance were discarded by the minister", he said.
With the allocated CI sheets, local BNP, its front organisations and Zia Parishad captured different government lands including that of Roads and Highways at Dayingpara, Bamnail, Gogram, Achuabhata, Matikata and some other areas to set up their office.
Godagari Zia PArishad conveynor Abdus Salam Sawal, member secretary Sarwar Jahan Dablu who received the CI sheets went into hiding after the raid.
In another operation, Police yesterday arrested a close associate of former BNP lawmaker Nadim Mostafa from Durgapur upazila in Rajshahi.
The arrestee -- Choyen Uddin alias Murgi Choyen was organising secretary of Durgapur municipal unit of Jatiyatabadi Sechchasebak Dal.
The police said, he was accused in several cases of murder, extortion and cheating.
Chapainawabganj
The joint forces yesterday seized 32 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund from a BNP leader's house in Bholahat upazila and found abandoned 18 CI sheets in Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj district.
Tipped off, the joint forces raided the house of Habibur Rahman, a neighbour of Bholahat upazila BNP conveynor Nasir Uddin and seized 32 CI sheets from the house.
Habibur Rahman told joint forces that Nasir Uddin kept the CI sheets at his house two days ago.
Joint forces arrested Habibur, but Nasir managed fleeing away.
Police seized 18 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund at a mango orchard at Chalk Alampur of Ranihati union of Sadar upazila last afternoon. These CI sheets were left abandoned.
Police Monday evening seized 26 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund from a mosque at Southern Bakhrabaj area in the city.
These CI sheets were allocated for Kathakhali municipal BNP office by Rajshahi Mayor and former BNP lawmaker Mizanur Rahman Minu, said sources.
But duty officer of Motihar police station said, the CI sheets were found unclaimed.
Local people informed police and journalists, Minu donated the CI sheets for constructing Kathakhali municipal BNP office several months ago.
The sheets were taken off from the office in the dark of Sunday night and kept at the mosque, said witnesses.
After the seizure, a police source, however, told this correspondent, Minu requested Motihar police for reconciliation and so police recorded the CI sheets as unclaimed.
When contacted, Kathakhali municipal BNP president Mahfuzur Rahman said, he was unaware about the CI sheets that went missing from the BNP office roof. "Ask the general secretary".
Local BNP general secretary was not available on phone and at his home.
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Police filed three cases against former deputy minister for land Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, his elder brother Rafikul Islam Talukdar and two house-helps for misappropriating 52 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund in Naldanga of Natore district yesterday.
On Sunday, the joint forces recovered government CI sheets that Dulu and his brother used in their village home at Ramsa Kazipur in Naldanga.
Dulu had been evading arrest since February 4 when the joint forces recovered two firearms and 137 bullets from his houses in Natore town and at Ramsa Kazipur.
Police seized 63 pieces of CI sheets meant for government relief from BNP and Zia Parishad offices in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi yesterday. Former post and telecommunications minister Aminul Haque allegedly controlled the offices.
In another drive, police seized 26 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund, which Rajshahi mayor and former lawmaker Mizanur Rahman Minu allocated to Kathakhali Municipality BNP office, from a mosque in Rajshahi city yesterday.
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