Health dept driver Malek jailed for 30 years in arms case
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Sunday
July 03, 2022

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
SUNDAY, JULY 03, 2022
Health dept driver Malek jailed for 30 years in arms case

Court

TBS Report
20 September, 2021, 12:35 pm
Last modified: 20 September, 2021, 10:28 pm

Related News

  • Man arrested over bringing pistols through a foreign parcel
  • Papia, husband indicted in graft case
  • Banglalink CEO among 4 get bail in copyright infringement case 
  • Abrar murder verdict deferred till 8 December
  • Charges framed in money laundering case against Lokman, 8 others

Health dept driver Malek jailed for 30 years in arms case

But he will only have to spend 15 years in jail, sentenced on two counts running concurrently

TBS Report
20 September, 2021, 12:35 pm
Last modified: 20 September, 2021, 10:28 pm
Health dept driver Malek jailed for 30 years in arms case

Abdul Malek, a suspended health directorate driver who made headlines for amassing enormous wealth illegally, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison on two counts in an arms case.  

But, convicted Malek will have to spend only 15 years in jail as the punishment will run concurrently, Public Prosecutor Abdullah Abu told journalists.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court-3's Mohammad Rabiul Alam gave him 15 years in prison for possessing firearms and another 15 years for possessing ammunition.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) driver was allegedly involved in many illegal activities and made untold wealth by successfully lobbying for the transfer of employees to different departments.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested him from the Turag area in the city on 20 September 2020 for extortion and running an illegal firearms business in the area.

On a drive at a 7-storey building  in Kamarpara under Turag Police Station, RAB also recovered from his possession, one foreign made pistol, one magazine, five rounds of bullets, fake currency of around Tk1.50 lakh, a laptop, and a mobile phone.

Malek pleaded not guilty and demanded justice when Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayesh framed charges against him on 11 March.

It was on 11 January that RAB submitted a charge sheet in the case.

Separately, on February 15, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two separate cases against both Malek and his wife Nargis Begum. Malek was suspended from the DGHS on charges of acquiring assets well beyond accounted for sources of income, and for hiding information on that.

In the two cases, husband and wife were accused of acquiring illegal assets valued at around Tk2.61 crore, and for concealing information on assets worth Tk93.5 lakh.

According to sources, ACC recently found further information on more than Tk5 crore worth of illegal assets owned by the couple.

The corruption watchdog's investigation has revealed a seven-storey house, a luxury flat, a Pajero Jeep, and a cattle farm owned by the couple.

The investigators said although the assets are over Tk5 crore on paper, in reality, the market value of those assets is likely several times higher.

The ACC said charge sheets for the two cases will be filed in court soon.

Bangladesh / Top News / Crime

DGHS driver malek / Dhaka court / arms case

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Something's rotten in small-cap scrip rally: Experts
    Something's rotten in small-cap scrip rally: Experts
  • Representational Image. Photo: Courtesy
    Mobile internet users hit hard by VAT hike
  • Photo: Mumit M
    Launch routes suffer over 50% passenger drop

MOST VIEWED

  • Photo: Collected
    No more toll at Postogola, two other bridges from 1 July
  • Verdict for fake Covid test report case against Sabrina, others on 19 July
    Verdict for fake Covid test report case against Sabrina, others on 19 July
  • Chattogram Wasa.Photo: Collected
    Ctg court rejects public interest litigation against WASA project
  • Photo: Collected
    HC dissatisfied over rescheduling money launderer’s defaulted loan
  • The Padma Bridge will contribute to the GDP, create employment opportunities and generate economic activities in the southern part of Bangladesh. Photo: Mumit M
    Form commission to find out who conspired against Padma Bridge: HC
  • Photo: TBS
    Padma Bridge plotters are enemies of the nation: High Court

Related News

  • Man arrested over bringing pistols through a foreign parcel
  • Papia, husband indicted in graft case
  • Banglalink CEO among 4 get bail in copyright infringement case 
  • Abrar murder verdict deferred till 8 December
  • Charges framed in money laundering case against Lokman, 8 others

Features

The eye-catching commuter: Suzuki Gixxer SF 155

The eye-catching commuter: Suzuki Gixxer SF 155

16h | Wheels
Photo: Collected

Sapiens – A Graphic History 

1d | Book Review
Black-naped Monarch male  Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Black-naped Monarch: A sovereign who never abandoned the Indian subcontinent

1d | Panorama
The 136-year-old company on its last legs

The 136-year-old company on its last legs

1d | Features

More Videos from TBS

Bangabandhu Tunnel to change lives of million

Bangabandhu Tunnel to change lives of million

3h | Videos
Sowari Ghat's fresh fish market

Sowari Ghat's fresh fish market

3h | Videos
Ukraine changes war strategy under Russian pressure

Ukraine changes war strategy under Russian pressure

4h | Videos
Rajshahi Metropolitan Police observes 30th founding anniversary

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police observes 30th founding anniversary

6h | Videos

Most Read

1
Padma Bridge from satellite. Photo: Screengrab
Bangladesh

Padma Bridge from satellite 

2
Meet the man behind 'Azke amar mon balo nei'
Splash

Meet the man behind 'Azke amar mon balo nei'

3
TBS Illustration
Education

Universities may launch online classes again after Eid

4
Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Motorcycles banned on Padma Bridge 

5
Photo: Collected
Economy

Tech startup ShopUp bags $65m in Series B4 funding

6
World Bank to give Bangladesh $18b IDA loans in next five years
Economy

World Bank to give Bangladesh $18b IDA loans in next five years

EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2022
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab
BENEATH THE SURFACE
The Dazzling Fake Flowers: Is there any alternative to artificial flowers while decorating homes, showrooms, offices and business establishments? Fresh flowers are undoubtedly beautiful, but they dry out quickly. Hence, the demand for plastic flowers is rising day by day. Traders said these lifelike silk flowers usually come from China and Thailand. The photo was taken from the 29th International Trade Fair of the Chattogram Chamber on Friday. PHOTO: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net