While Suranjit Sen Gupta's corruption issue turned into the talk of the country, another huge corruption issue of one of the advisors of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister is gradually getting buried. This advisor, taking the fullest advantage of enjoying confidence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already indulged into limitless corruption and crime, which include unlawful occupation of lands and properties, forceful grabbing of foreign invested projects and trafficking of millions of dollars in overseas.
Serious allegation of committing broad-day-light crime by the ruling elites in Bangladesh has already drawn attention of the national and international media. The matter became more prominent, when former minister for railway ministry, Suranjit Sen Gupta's assistant personal secretary Omar Faruq and few other officials of Bangladesh Railway were caught red-handed while carrying TK 7 million bribes to the minister's residence. It was later revealed by the wife of the missing driver of the railway minister's assistant personal secretary that, such huge amount of cash were being carried at the residence of the minister on a regular basis. Suranjit Sen Gupta, by abusing his position in the railway ministry turned into a multi-millionaire within the span of three plus months.
The only son of the minister, Soumen Sengupta, who served in a telecommunication company for TK 50 thousand monthly salary established a telecommunication company of his own, when his father became the railway minister. Sengupta Telecommunications, a company owned by ex railway minister's son had to deposit TK 50 million in cash as security deposit with the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), while the company is also set to invest an amount of TK 300 million within the course of next one month. Local news media in Bangladesh as well as Anti Corruption Commission have already raised question about the source of such sudden wealth of minister's son, while it is clearly understood by many that the one and only source of the money was Suranjit's extra income from bribes. International organizations and community, including Transparency International have already expressed grave concern on such high-profile corruption in Bangladesh, which certainly puts extreme negative impact.
While Suranjit Sen Gupta's corruption issue turned into the talk of the country, another huge corruption issue of one of the advisors of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister is gradually getting buried. This advisor, taking the fullest advantage of enjoying confidence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already indulged into limitless corruption and crime, which include unlawful occupation of lands and properties, forceful grabbing of foreign invested projects and trafficking of millions of dollars in overseas.
This advisor is also involved in collecting millions of Taka from the national exchequer by showing false production chart of electricity in an illegally grabbed foreign invested power plant. According to information, this company is receiving more than TK 8 million from the national exchequer by showing false bills, which is a serious offense as per the existing law of the land. The advisor also is illegally using various law enforcing and intelligence agencies in Bangladesh, including Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) and National Security Intelligence (NSI) etc in threatening various individuals and organizations, completely for the sake of his personal benefit. The case of money laundering by this influential advisor of the Bangladesh Prime Minister is already under the radar of anti-crime agencies in the world, which have been able in locating traces of movements of millions of dollars to various accounts with foreign banks. Such desperate involvement of the advisor in various illegal activities, including money laundering has already been brought to the attention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Serious allegation of committing broad-day-light crime by the ruling elites in Bangladesh has already drawn attention of the national and international media. The matter became more prominent, when former minister for railway ministry, Suranjit Sen Gupta's assistant personal secretary Omar Faruq and few other officials of Bangladesh Railway were caught red-handed while carrying TK 7 million bribes to the minister's residence. It was later revealed by the wife of the missing driver of the railway minister's assistant personal secretary that, such huge amount of cash were being carried at the residence of the minister on a regular basis. Suranjit Sen Gupta, by abusing his position in the railway ministry turned into a multi-millionaire within the span of three plus months.
The only son of the minister, Soumen Sengupta, who served in a telecommunication company for TK 50 thousand monthly salary established a telecommunication company of his own, when his father became the railway minister. Sengupta Telecommunications, a company owned by ex railway minister's son had to deposit TK 50 million in cash as security deposit with the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), while the company is also set to invest an amount of TK 300 million within the course of next one month. Local news media in Bangladesh as well as Anti Corruption Commission have already raised question about the source of such sudden wealth of minister's son, while it is clearly understood by many that the one and only source of the money was Suranjit's extra income from bribes. International organizations and community, including Transparency International have already expressed grave concern on such high-profile corruption in Bangladesh, which certainly puts extreme negative impact.
While Suranjit Sen Gupta's corruption issue turned into the talk of the country, another huge corruption issue of one of the advisors of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister is gradually getting buried. This advisor, taking the fullest advantage of enjoying confidence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already indulged into limitless corruption and crime, which include unlawful occupation of lands and properties, forceful grabbing of foreign invested projects and trafficking of millions of dollars in overseas.
This advisor is also involved in collecting millions of Taka from the national exchequer by showing false production chart of electricity in an illegally grabbed foreign invested power plant. According to information, this company is receiving more than TK 8 million from the national exchequer by showing false bills, which is a serious offense as per the existing law of the land. The advisor also is illegally using various law enforcing and intelligence agencies in Bangladesh, including Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) and National Security Intelligence (NSI) etc in threatening various individuals and organizations, completely for the sake of his personal benefit. The case of money laundering by this influential advisor of the Bangladesh Prime Minister is already under the radar of anti-crime agencies in the world, which have been able in locating traces of movements of millions of dollars to various accounts with foreign banks. Such desperate involvement of the advisor in various illegal activities, including money laundering has already been brought to the attention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
BY : Vinod Mehta.
