Mayor Taposh Instigate to Seize Bank Accounts: Sayeed Khokon

Former Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon said eight accounts belonging to his family had been seized at the instigation of current mayor Sheikh Fazle Nur Taposh.

Khokon made the allegation at a press conference at the National Press Club on Tuesday (June 29).

A total of eight bank accounts, including those of Sayeed Khokon's three companies, his wife Farhana Alam, sister Shahana Hanif and mother Fatema Hanif, were frozen on Monday (June 28th).

Sayeed Khokon said Taposh was making one baseless allegation after another to cover up his failure to serve as mayor. It is in no way desirable to tarnish the honor of an honorable man on the basis of doubt. The wife of Mohammad Hanif, the daughter of the last Sardar of Dhaka, Malek Sardar, the first elected mayor of Dhaka, will be humiliated, the people of Dhaka will not accept this.

"Tapas has repeatedly made allegations against me to cover up his failure," he said. Now he has filed a case using the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). I believe that such incidents have taken place due to the constant persuasion of Taposh.

He added that the ACC issued the ban directly through the court without giving any notice or opportunity to defend itself. Such actions have violated the fundamental and constitutional rights of me and my family. We will take further action through legal action.

At the same time, the former mayor said that he and his family have no objection if the ACC investigates.

Earlier, ACC Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir said yesterday that on the basis of the allegations, the ACC on Sunday (June 27) appealed to froze three bank accounts of Saeed Khokon, two of his wife Farhana Alam, two of his sister Shahana Hanif and one of his mother. The court granted permission in this regard.