Amassing illegal wealth: Charges against suspended DIG prisons accepted

A Dhaka court today took cognizance of the charges against suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Bazlur Rashid in a case filed for amassing Tk 3.08 crore beyond known sources of income.

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of the Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka passed the order after scrutinising the case dockets and other relevant documents.

The judge then transferred the case to the Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka for trial.

The judge also fixed September 22 for hearing on charge framing against the accused in the case.

On August 26, ACC Deputy Director Md Nasir Uddin, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet against the accused.

The ACC arrested Bazlur Rashid in the case filed with ACC's Integrated District Office-1 of Dhakaand showed him arrested in the case on October 20 last year.

The following day, the home ministry suspended him from his post.

According to the case statement, Bazlur signed a contract with a real estate company in 2018 to buy a flat in the capital's Siddeshwari Road area at a price ofTk 3.09 crore.

Through April 20, 2018 to June 7, 2018, Bazlur paid Tk 3.08 crore in cash and cheque, but during the ACC officials' interrogation, he could not show any legal sources of the money.

Bazlur joined the service as a jail super in 1993. He was promoted to DIG prisons in 2013 and transferred to Dhaka in 2016.