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Allegations of Fund Embezzlement
Staff Correspondent
19th May, 2021 10:20:27
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched a probe into allegations of fund embezzlement against a number of leaders of Hefazat-e-Islam, including its chief Junayed Babunagari and joint secretary Mamunul Haque.
The Hefazat leaders are facing allegations of embezzling crores of taka from the funds of their organisation, different madrasas, orphanages and Islamic institutions and foreign aid meant for spending on religious purposes.
Some of the Hefazat leaders have allegedly laundered huge money received from different sources. Suspicious transactions of money were also found at their bank accounts.
The anti-graft body has decided to carry out a probe against the Hefazat leaders after it found truth of the allegations through Bangladesh Bank and its intelligence unit, ACC sources said.
Govt instruction to find Hefazat s bank accounts that they don t keep The New Nation 05 April 2021
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of the government has sought the bank account details of 24 leaders of different organisations, including Hefazat-e-Islam and 30 madrasas. The BFIU issued the notice on March 31, asking the banks to send the information within five working days. The move came right after the recent conflicts between Hefazat men, ruling party activists and law enforcers that killed 16 pro-Hefazat men. Hefazat had been protesting the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for his anti-Muslim stance, during Bangladesh s Golden Jubilee celebration. Hefazat later observed a countrywide hartal protesting the deaths.