Asadul was arrested red-handed by an ACC trap team on 3 November with Tk1 lakh in alleged bribe money at the land office. He was initially sent to jail before being placed on a two-day remand on 9 November.
Surveyor Mohammad Asadul Islam in court premises. Photo: Collected
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Surveyor Mohammad Asadul Islam in court premises. Photo: Collected
A court sent Md Asadul Islam, 51, a surveyor at the Lalbagh Revenue Circle Assistant Commissioner (Land) Office, to jail after the end of his two-day remand in a bribery case yesterday.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Shahjahan Kabir passed the order after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) produced Asadul before the court and sought his detention in jail. ACC lawyer Delwar Jahan Rumi confirmed the development.
Asadul was arrested red-handed by an ACC trap team on 3 November with Tk1 lakh in alleged bribe money at the land office. He was initially sent to jail before being placed on a two-day remand on 9 November.
According to the case statement, Asadul demanded Tk80 lakh from retired army personnel Md Monirul Islam in exchange for demarcating 282 decimals of land in the Char Kamrangi mouza under Lalbagh police station, separating government land from privately owned property and preparing a map.
Monirul had obtained registered irrevocable powers of attorney from the landowners and applied to the Dhaka deputy commissioner’s office on 27 April for boundary demarcation and preparation of a map.
After the work remained unfinished for nearly six months, he contacted the Lalbagh Revenue Circle office several times and was eventually referred to Asadul.
Monirul informed the ACC about the alleged bribe demand. Following a preliminary investigation, the commission’s Dhaka District Office-1 arranged a trap operation.
On 3 November, at around 11am, Monirul handed Asadul Tk1 lakh in his designated room at the land office. After receiving the money, Asadul placed it on the second shelf of a side table to his right, where ACC officials arrested him.
The ACC team recovered the money in a khaki-coloured envelope. The serial numbers matched those of the notes previously provided to Monirul by the commission. Asadul admitted to receiving the bribe during questioning, according to the ACC.
ACC Assistant Director Md Mahbub Morshed filed the case against him.
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