Former MP Nizam Uddin Hazari has embezzled hundreds of crore taka with his human trafficking trap across the country.
There have been suspicious transactions of more than 548 crore taka in his various bank accounts.
His manpower export business syndicate was controlled by Zeenat Rizwana, who used to introduce herself as a close relative of Awami League President Sheikh Hasina.
This women is said to have helped Hazari in laundering at least 200 crore taka in the United States. Moreover, the former MP has also laundered money to Dubai and Canada too. Most of it was earned from the manpower export syndicate.
The information was revealed in a complaint filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on January 27. Based on the complaint, ACC has already started an investigation.
Those involved in the investigation said Hazari built a garden house on a large area in Masterpara of Feni city. It cost at least Tk 200 crore to build. In addition to this, he built five more houses in various areas including Baligaon in Feni Sadar. He himself built a multi-storey building in Feni city. He built two lighterage ships in Chittagong in the name of himself and his wife. He has invested in multiple houses and housing sectors through Rizwana in Austin-Houston City, Texas, US.
The ACC has received information about suspicious transactions of 548.80 crore taka in 82 bank accounts of Hazari. Of this, the agency has filed a case against him for allegedly acquiring illegal assets worth 18.72 crore taka.
ACC sources said that Zeenat Rizwana, using the influence of former MP Nizam Hazari, set up a terrible fraud trap across the country. Various travel agencies, starting from those going abroad, fell into this trap.
Since the change of government, Rizwana has closed her office. Due to this, victims of fraud going abroad are unable to contact her in any way to collect the money owed.
It is known that a victim filed a case with Feni Sadar Police Station against Rizwana on November 14 last year on charges of embezzling 9.2 crore taka.
Apart from Zeenat Rizwana, Nizam Uddin Hazari, Hazari's cousin Abdul Awal Sabuj, former Jatiya Party (JPA) MP Ahsan Adelur Rahman and some others have been accused in the case.
There are currently 46 cases pending against Zeenat in various courts of the country. She has even secretly taken bail in many cases. In many cases, the court has canceled the bail and issued arrest warrants.
It is learnt that before the Awami League government came to power, Zeenat Rizwana used to work at GMG Airlines with a salary of Tk 5,000. After that, she owned two CNG filling stations, a 10-katha plot in Purbachal, Dhaka, a 3,000-bighar industrial plot in Madhabpur, Habiganj and several houses in America.
ACC Deputy Director (Public Relations) Akhtarul Islam said that after verifying all the allegations, it was decided to investigate according to the law and regulations.
Translated by Afsar Munna
