BNP leader Amir Khasru, his wife and 3 others sued in ACC case

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sued five BNP men, including the party standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, on charge of constructing Banani Hotel Sarina without maintaining the design.

ACC’s Dhaka integrated district office-1 Selina Akhtar filed the case on Monday (December 26).

Md Mahbub Hossain, secretary of the ACC, confirmed the matter.

Apart from Amir Khasru Mahmud and his wife Tahera Khasru Alam, the other accused are - Hotel Sarina Chairman Golam Sarwar, Managing Director Sabera Sarwar (Neena) and Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Building Inspector (Design Approval department) Aurangzeb Nannu.

According to the case statement, in the name of developing Plot No. 27 on Road No. 17 in Banani, Five Star Hotel Sarina was built by constructing a 22-storey and a 21-storey buildings after buying Plot No. 25 as well and not following the approved plan.

The accused have been charged under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (Act No. 2) along with Sections 409/109/467/468/471/420 of the Penal Code.