Graft case against Tarique’s wife: Decision on accepting charges on Nov 1

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A Dhaka court today (October 17, 2022) re-scheduled November 1 to decide whether it will accept the charges against Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Judge (in-charge) Syeda Hafsa Jhuma of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court set the new date after ACC Public Prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kajol sought time.

The same court on October 13 fixed October 17 (today) for passing an order on whether to accept the charges against Zubaida in the case.

Earlier on June 25, the High Court declared Tarique and Zubaida “fugitives” and rejected their writ petitions challenging filing and initiation of a Tk 4.82 crore corruption case.

The HC also withdrew the stay order on the case filed during the caretaker government in 2007 and directed the lower court concerned to complete the trial proceedings as early as possible.

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka was asked to send the case record to the Dhaka Senior Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court within 10 days of receiving the HC order for holding its trial.

Trial proceedings of Tarique was stayed on October 1 of 2007 following a writ petition filed by him while trial proceedings against his mother-in-law Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu were quashed.

On September 26, 2007, the anti-graft body filed the case with Kafrul Police Station against Tarique, his wife Zubaida and her mother Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu for amassing assets worth Tk 4.82 crore through illegal means and concealing information of Tk 2.16 crore in their wealth statements.