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Probe into ‘chairman’s irregularities’ begins


Published : 28 Aug 2020 09:46 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 02:38 PM

“Saiful Islam, a UP chairman of Savar with the evolution of time has become Awami leaguer who once was a BNP leader. His character did not change; even though he changed the party. Now, he is the accused of several criminal cases. It is because he started wrongful arbitrating, land grabbing, embezzling of government funds and abusing of party power. 

Even in 2012 he was the Vice president of BNP, Savar Bangaon union committee, while Saifuddin, the former chairman of Bangaon UP was the president on the committee. However, we want a fair investigation against Saiful”, Md. Arif Uddin, former joint secretary of Awami League, Savar thana committee expressed his huff to The Bangladesh Post on Friday. 

Meanwhile, Dhaka Zila Parishad has started investigating into several allegations of irregularities including embezzling government money through creating fake resolution and land grabbing against Saiful Islam ruling chairman of Bangaon Union Parishad in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital. While the delegates of Dhaka zila Parishad called the members for hearing comments for investigation,   

Hamidur Rahman, Senior Assistant commissioner and executive magistrate of Dhaka district administration, on Thursday officially started the investigation at Bangaon Union Parishad on the basis of a written complaint by 11 UP members out of 12, expressing no confidence against the Chairman.

“We got some allegations and we investigating into the matter”, Hamidur Rahman said. 

Several members of the Union Parishad alleged that the accused chairman did not call any monthly and quarterly meetings in the last 4 years. Even he submitted many projects with false signatures of UP members.  He embezzled one percent income money and LGSP’s fund by showing the fake projects.   

Earlier, 11 members of the Union Parishad jointly expressed no-confidence against the Chairman and filed a written complaint to several government departments including local government, rural development and cooperative ministry, bringing the allegation of embezzling government fund, land grabbing, and tyranny. 

However, denying all allegations Saiful Islam, the chairman of Bangaon Union Parishad told The Bangladesh Post, “I am a victim of conspiracy.  All the allegations brought against me are false.”