The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against Syeda Iqbalmand Banu, the mother-in-law of BNP senior vice chairman
Tarique Rahman, on graft charges. The Commission at its regular meeting on Tuesday approved the filing of the case against Banu since
she could not submit her wealth statement to it within the deadline, official sources said. Two years ago, on January 25, 2012, the ACC,
the national graft watchdog, served a notice asking Banu to submit her wealth statement to it. But the High Court stayed the operation of
the ACC notice responding to a writ petition filed by Banu challenging its validity. Later, upon an ACC petition seeking an opportunity for
leave-to-appeal, the Appellate Division of the Supreme overrode the High Court stay order in September last year. The ACC received the
wealth statement submitted by Tarique Rahman, also the eldest son of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, after it had served notice upon him in
this regard. After scrutinising his wealth statement, the ACC found Tarique accumulated wealth of over Tk 81 crore illegally. On
September 26, 2007, the anti-graft body filed a case against Tarique, his wife Dr Jobaida Rahman and mother-in-law Syeda Iqbalmand Banu. –
UNB
