Dhaka: A court here today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to interrogate former chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam and contracting firm Max Group chairman Engineer Golam Mohammad Alamgir at the jail gate in separate graft cases. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order this afternoon.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the court issued this order following the anti-graft body’s plea to place both individuals on a 10-day remand for each respective case. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had filed the two cases on February 5, leading to their subsequent arrests and imprisonment.
Detective Branch (DB) of Police apprehended Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam from the city’s Dhanmondi area, while Engineer Golam Mohammad Alamgir was detained at Shahjalal International Airport on February 4. Case documents reveal that Shibli Rubayat, during his tenure as BSEC chairman, accepted a bribe of Taka 1.92 crore from Monarch Holdings Limited, owned by another accused, Zaved A Matin. To disguise the bribe as legitimate, a fake house rent deed was created, listing the bribe money as rent payments.
Additionally, Shibli Rubayat is accused of accepting Taka 1.84 crore from the unauthorized company Jhin-Bangla Fabrics. The total bribe amount in the two cases stands at Taka 3.76 crore, facilitated by five associates who helped channel the funds through banking routes.
In a separate case, the ACC has charged Max Group chairman Engineer Golam Mohammad Alamgir with amassing illegal wealth amounting to Taka 27.86 crore. He allegedly manipulated tenders from Bangladesh Railway using political influence over the past 16 years.