Official vanishes with Tk 140m
Setaful Islam, associate degree body cadre officer of the twenty fourth Asian nation officialdom (BCS), was announce as land acquisition workplacer at Kishoreganj deputy commissioner's office.
With sacks and vehicle, Setaful Islam visited the Sonali Bank in Kishoreganj branch in Dec to withdraw the massive sums of money, witnesses told investigators. Once the matter came to the notice of the authorities and his colleagues, Setaful Islam disappeared from the scene.
He couldn't even be reached over phone for comments as his mobile phone remained shifted.
The cabinet division, in an exceedingly letter, asked the immigration department to halt Setaful if he tries to escape the the country.
Setaful Islam embezzled the money, rather than distributing it as compensation packages among the individual individuals, shows the investigation.
It says a complete of Tk fifty million was allotted for land acquisition functions in Kishoreganj in recent times.
However, a cheque of the aforementioned quantity signed by the accounts officer was deposited as salaries for workers of the land acquisition section of the district on five Dec.
Record shows, Setaful Islam withdrew a complete of Tk forty nine.40 million in 2 phases -- on half dozen and seven Dec.
The rest Tk 600,000 was sent to associate degree organisation named Tapan Industries.
In cheque books, the popularity of the cheque recipients wasn't found, per the investigation. Some thirteen cheques went missing. rather than distributing cheques among the land house owners, these got to nameless persons. during this manner, he has allegedly embezzled over Tk eighty eight.60 million a lot of.
He ready a cheque to steal Tk one hundred million a lot of. because the matter was exposed, he fled, aforementioned the investigation.
Auditor supers SM Jaman and Golam Haider of Kishoreganj district accounts workplace, accounts officer Sirajul Islam and a neighborhood of officers at Kishoreganj branch of Sonali bank also are liable for embezzling the money.
Dhaka further divisional commissioner Nurunnabi aforementioned the money was embezzled in collusion with the bank officers and therefore the district accounts workplace.
"How did the bank provide such a lot cash in Setaful's name?" Nurunnabi questioned.
Denying the allegation, managing director Md Mahbubul Islam Khan aforementioned, "The cash was given because the land acquisition officer was delegated power to control the account. we tend to area unit absolute to provide the money as he submitted the desired documents."
When asked, the managing director aforementioned Setaful along side automotive, a number of companions and sacks came to the bank and took the money.
District accounts officer Sirajul Islam additionally denied the allegation.
"I have properly verified the cheque. He was alleged to explicate once the disbursement of compensation cash. I couldn't associate degreeticipate that he would do such an act of disbelief," the official aforementioned.
Additional divisional commissioner Nurunnabi aforementioned, "I suppose the bank is concerned within the incident. The district accounts workplace cannot approve the cheque."
Dhaka divisional commissioner M Bazlul Karim Chowdhury, in an exceedingly letter, asked the general public administration ministry to require division, legal and body actions against this officer.
"I haven't seen such a dreadful and dishonest person in my whole career. I even have requested the Anti-Corruption Commission to file a graft case against him,"
Dhaka divisional commissioner's workplace and Kishoreganj district administration have investigated the case of Setaful's cash stealing.
Land was nonheritable for implementing completely different development comes. The land ministry is assigned to accomplish this task. Affected individuals area unit to be salaried for land acquisition and cheques of compensation cash area unit sent to the district administration beforehand.
On three Dec 2017, Setaful Islam was transfered to Pirojpur. Later, he was tranfered as aditional deputy commissioner to Sherpur. once lobbying, he was ready to cancll his transfer order. As per his alternative, he was transfered to Pirojpur as land acquisition officer.
He couldn't be derived in Kishoreganj or in Pirojpur.
Speaking to Prothom Alo, deputy commissioner of Pirojpur Abu Ahmed Siddique aforementioned, "Setaful Islam wasn't seen once his connection in Pirojpur."
"I have detected he was appointed as ADC of Bhola," Siddique added .
"I have seen the appointment of Setaful in an exceedingly circular on the web site, however not much."
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