Chattogram: A Chattogram court today accepted the Anti-Corruption Commission’s charge sheet against former Chattagram WASA driver Tajul Islam and his wife Khairun Nesa for amassing illegal wealth. The court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge Nurul Islam accepted the charge sheet after rejecting Tajul Islam and Khairun Nesa’s bail petitions, ACC’s lawyer Sanwar Hossain Lavlu told BSS.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the case has been transferred to the Divisional Special Judge’s Court for trial, and the trial of the case is set to begin on the next scheduled date. ACC sources revealed that Tajul Islam began his career as a driver’s assistant at Chattogram WASA in 1989 with a salary of TK 2,000 before being promoted to driver.
The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Tajul Islam and his wife on March 5, 2022, accusing them of possessing illegal wealth. Tajul was suspended in 2023 following the allegations of corruption against him. During the investigation, it was discovered that Tajul was also involved in two other cases related to charges of rape and attempted murder.
ACC Assistant Director Md. Emran Hossain filed the case earlier this year against Tajul Islam and his wife with the ACC’s Chattogram office-2, involving amassed wealth worth TK 59 lakh 89 thousand. The charge sheet disclosed that Tajul purchased three shotok of land in 2002, in the names of himself and his wife, and constructed a five-storied building in the Raufabad area of Islam Nagar, despite his wife being a housewife without any source of income.
The couple declared the construction cost of half the building as TK 25.61 lakhs, but an assessment by three engineers from the Public Works Department, Chattogram, valued the building at TK 38.68 lakhs. Furthermore, an investigation found TK 21.30 lakhs in cash in his wife’s bank account, along with other movable properties, bringing the total illegally amassed assets to TK 59 lakh 89 thousand.