Monir Hossain went into hiding after deleting evidence of corruption
Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal’s Assistant Private Secretary (APS) Monir Hossain has become the owner of immense wealth through abuse of power and bribery and corruption.
Like former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, he has also smuggled a part of the money earned through corruption abroad. Monir Hossain has become the owner of almost hundreds of crores of taka through appointments and transfers in various departments under the Police, Prisons Department, Fire Service and the Home Ministry. There was a lot of evidence of appointments and transfers on the computer of Monir Hossain, who was in the Home Minister’s APS office. When power changed hands on August 5 through the student-public movement, Monir Hossain deleted all the evidence of corruption on his computer and went into hiding on that day.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has already filed a case against Monir Hossain. It has seized the computer he used. The computer’s hard disk has been sent for forensic testing. In the case filed against Monir Hossain by the ACC, it has found evidence of transactions of 31 crore 31 lakh taka in 12 banks. Monir Hossain also kept money in other banks so that no other agency of the administration including the ACC could catch him.
It is learned that Monir Hossain also kept corruption money in the bank of a person named Al Amin from his locality in Char Fashion, Bhola. This Al Amin is a student by profession. Monir Hossain built two hospitals in Char Fashion with the money from corruption. In addition, Monir Hossain owns 9 fishing boats for fishing in the sea. A person named Abbas controlled the Hazariganj fish pond under the jurisdiction of Shashibhushan Police Station in Char Fashion on behalf of Monir Hossain. If fish were not given to his pond, various swords would fall on the fishermen. He is the owner of a luxurious 7-storey building on Hospital Road in Char Fashion.
Investigations have revealed that Monir Hossain has also smuggled a part of the money earned through corruption abroad. There are also allegations that he bought a house in Singapore. Monir Hossain was the boss of his area since he became the Home Minister’s APS. Local administration was run by his words.
A five-member team led by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Md. Jahangir Alam is investigating corruption allegations against former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and others involved. Monir Hossain is also on this list. Monir Hossain used to make a list on his computer to appoint constables and SIs in the police. He would send that list to the police headquarters. And he would send the constable appointment list to the police superintendent of the concerned district. In this way, MPS Monir also interfered in the appointments of other departments under the Home Ministry including the Prisons Directorate, Fire Service, Narcotics Control Directorate, Passport Directorate.
Monir Hossain used to appoint and transfer people from SP to Additional IG of the police in exchange for money. The money that came in for this purpose was shared by former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, one share by Kamal’s PS Harur Aur Rashid Biswas and one share by Joint Secretary Dhananjay Kumar Das. Of these, the Home Minister was given the most. Apart from this, Home Minister’s APS Monir Hossain used to take crores by arresting someone, protecting someone from arrest, occupying houses, occupying land or occupying any other establishment. In addition, he would take money by excluding the accused from the charge sheet. Monir Hossain would even take huge sums of money by giving arms licenses. The investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission has revealed many shocking information in these matters.
After analyzing Monir Hossain’s income tax documents, the ACC found .564 katha of land, a 2,670 square foot flat and two garages in plot number 64 on 7/A Road in Jhigatola, Dhaka. The ACC has received information that he owns five kathas of land in Madharchar, Keraniganj, near Dhaka, a five katha plot in Maijgaon, Rupganj, Narayanganj, 20 percent of land in Deothan area of Mohonganj, Netrokona, 5 acres of land in Tengapara, Mohonganj, 5.5 percent of land in Char Fashion, Bhola, 98.88 percent of land in Char Nazimuddin, Char Fashion, and another 148 percent of land in Char Nazimuddin.
In his income tax documents, Monir Hossain has mentioned a total of 9 crore 75 lakh 42 thousand taka of movable assets. Of this, 60 bhori gold ornaments received as a gift during marriage have been given. It is also mentioned that he has 2 crore 45 lakh 5 thousand taka in cash and in hand, and shares in Shareholdings in Limited Company worth 6 crore 48 lakh 62 thousand taka. He is the director of this company. However, it is learnt that Monir Hossain did not mention the account of other illegal assets kept anonymously in his income tax documents.
A syndicate was formed under the leadership of former Additional Secretary Dr. Harun Or Rashid Biswas, Joint Secretary Dhananjoy Kumar Das, Public Relations Officer Sharif Mahmud Apu, former Assistant Private Secretary (APS) Monir Hossain and Administrative Officer Molla Ibrahim Hossain to earn illegal income through irregularities and corruption surrounding the office of former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Kamal. Among them, Harun Or Rashid Biswas has fled abroad. Molla Ibrahim Hossain has been arrested. Dhananjoy Kumar Das and Sharif Mahmud Apu have not been arrested yet. Monir Hossain is in hiding.
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