STAFF REPORTER
Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi of Cox’s Bazar-4 constituency on Thursday submitted his wealth statement before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), according to ACC sources.
Bodi went to the ACC headquarters at Segun Bagicha at about 12:30pm and submitted his wealth statement to commission’s secretary Md Foyzur Rahman Chowdhury, said a senior official of the ACC.
On February 24, the ACC sent a notice to the ruling party MP asking him to submit his wealth statement within seven working days.
Earlier, ACC deputy director Md Ashan Ali submitted a primary inquiry report to commission where he recommended the commission to serve a wealth statement notice to the Cox’s Bazar 4 constituency lawmaker to trace the reasons behind his phenomenal rise of wealth.
Sources said the investigation officer, who visited different administrative offices and collected documents related to the MP’s wealth, had acquired the wealth statement of the lawmaker and income tax return statements of MP Badi and his wife Shahina Akhter.
It is alleged that according to his tax return statement, Bodi showed that he donated Tk 50 lakh to party fund but he failed to show any evidence.
ACC sources further said Bodi had no legal source of income but he is allegedly involved with yaba business and realizes commission from people involved in import and export business with Myanmar and flat and land business.
On February 16, the ACC officials quizzed Bodi in connection with amassing huge wealth beyond his known sources of income.
The ruling party MP however denied the allegation brought against him and challenged that he would resign if the allegations are proved.
According to his affidavits submitted to the Election Commission before the parliamentary polls, the income of Bodi has increased 351 time during five years from 2008 to 2013.
The ACC at a regular meeting on January 12 decided to investigate into the allegations of acquiring illegal wealth against seven former and incumbent ministers and lawmakers including Abdur Rahman Bodi.
Meanwhile, the ACC on Thursday summoned six top officials of the state-run Petrobangla, including a managing director and a deputy managing director in connection with its inquiry against Petrobangla chairman Md Hossain Monsur on charge of acquiring illegal wealth.
The officials are– Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Limited managing director Md Aminuzzaman, Petrobangla official Firoz Khan, Bibiyana Dhanua Gas Transmission Pipeline Project’s project director Mahmud Khan, Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited general manager (administration) and secretary Chowdhury Ahsan Habib, manager (admin) Abdullah Al Mamun, and Gas Transmission Company Limited general manager (HR) M Osman Faruk.
The commission asked them to appear before the commission headquarters at Segunbagicha for questioning on March 30.
An ACC official said the commission received documents from Petrobangla on all recruitments, tenders and details of development work done by Petrobangla and its 13 companies in the last four years.
“As soon as we finish analyzing the documents, we will question the officials needed, including many from its high level for a furnished inquiry,” he added.
The ACC on March 9 assigned its deputy director Ahsan Ali to inquire into alleged involvement of Petrobangla chairman in accumulating illegal wealth through appointments in 13 of its companies violating rules.
The allegation said the chairman in connivance with some of his associates appointed a good number of employees violating the rules of the company.
