ACC starts probing Nur Hossain's wealth

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday started conducting inquiry into the wealth statement of Nur Hossain, the prime accused of the sensational seven-murder case in Narayanganj.

An ACC team led by ACC Deputy Director Zulfikar Ali started the inquiry around 11:00am by visiting Haji Badaruddin Market, owned by Nur, at Shimrail Intersection of Siddhirganj.

The team later visited a number of places, including Nur's house at Tekpara as well as his wife, elder brother, and younger brother's houses and 21 abandoned buses of ABS Paribahan, owned by Nur.

The team was, however, barred from entering the six-storey building of Nur's younger brother Nuruzzaman Joj as its security guards locked the gate seeing the ACC officials.

Nur's wife Ruma Akhter also refused to talk to the officials.

The officials denied making any comments on their findings saying that they will talk to journalists as soon as the investigation is completed.

Nur submitted the wealth statement to the ACC last December 13 through the jail authorities mentioning his wealth worth Tk 1.78 crore.

In its investigation started on May 19, 2014, ACC found his property and wealth worth about Tk 8 crore.

On April 27, 2014, seven people, including Narayanganj City Corporation Panel Mayor Nazrul Islam and senior lawyer Chandan Sarkar, were abducted from Lamapara area of Dhaka-Narayanganj Link Road. Their bodies were later found in the Shitalakkhya River.