BNP leader Bulu acquitted in graft case

A Dhaka court acquitted BNP vice chairman Barkat Ullah Bulu of graft charges in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for acquiring wealth beyond known source.

Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-5 delivered the verdict on Tuesday (March 25) as the charges brought against Bulu were not proved.

Then ACC assistant director Manjur Alam filed the case with Ramna Model Police Station against Barkat Ullah Bulu, his wife Shamima Akter and son Sharif Md Imran Saniat on January 7, 2008.

The ACC in its plea alleged that the accused in collusion with each other amassed illegal wealth of Tk 4.89 crore. They also gave false information of wealth of Tk 3.37 crore in the wealth statement.

The High Court later quashed the proceedings of the case against Shamima Akter and Sharif Md Imran Saniat. The lower court concerned on November 13, 2018, framed charges against Bulu. The court today came up with the judgment after examining 21 of the total 65 witnesses.