HC asks ACC to investigate allegations of Wasa MD properties in the United States

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The High Court has requested information on the status of the investigation into two complaints lodged with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) regarding the alleged holdings of Dhaka Wasa Managing Director, Engineer Taqsem A Khan in United States.

The HC Bench of Judge Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Judge Khizir Hayat issued the verbal order on Monday after a national daily published a report titled “The 14 Houses of Wasa’s Taqsem A Khan in the United States”.

The HC bench also asked the CAC to inform them of the progress within 15 days.

ACC lead counsel Khurshid Alam Khan brought the news to the court’s attention.

However, the Dhaka Wasa MD, in an interview with The Business Standard on Monday, called the allegations against him “100% false”.

“Neither I nor any of my family members own a home in the United States. None of the information provided in the reports is true. An invested quarterback, for 13 years, has been spreading rumors about me,” he said.

Meanwhile, when asked why the ACC had come to the court’s attention before investigating the matter, ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan told TBS that he had independently filed the motion Monday after the report was released.

“Earlier, several courts also ordered an investigation into the corruption allegations against the Dhaka Wasa MD. The ACC is also independently investigating the US residency allegations. In the meantime, I have just ‘to inform the court that other allegations are surfacing,’ he added.

Regarding his US citizenship, Taqsem said the only thing the media reports were right about was that he was a US citizen. “I have lived in the USA since 1985.

“My family including my wife resides in the United States. I was brought from the United States to Bangladesh and assigned to Wasa,” he added.

In 2009, engineer Taqsem A Khan was appointed managing director of Dhaka Wasa. Since then, it has been renewed several times. His term has been extended six times since his first appointment.

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