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Ex army officer smuggles millions of dollar abroad
Ex army officer smuggles millions of dollar abroad :: Weekly Blitz
by News Desk
March 6, 2012
Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan and his wife Farjana Anjum, who smuggled out millions of dollars abroad from Bangladesh
Taking the advantage of being a retired army official, who openly claims to be "connected" with influential quarters in the government, Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan smuggled out millions of dollars from Bangladesh to various countries including United Kingdom. In 2009 he invested one million Pounds in United Kingdom in exchange of obtaining immigrant status under visa Tier 1, vide VAF No. 511702. The investment was made by using the name of his wife Farzana Anjum, who now resides in United Kingdom along with other members of the family.
When inquired, sources in the foreign exchange control department of the Bangladesh Bank [central bank of Bangladesh] told Weekly Blitz that Colonel [Retired Shahid Uddin Ahmed] or his wife Farjana Anjum did not take any permission from them for the above mentioned "transfer" of UK Pound 1 million. It said such illegal transfer of significant amount of money is a punishable offense under the Money Laundering Act.
The source said, "The British government should have checked the legality of such huge transfer before granting the immigrant status to this Bangladeshi national".
"They always express concern about suspicious transactions through banking channels in most of the nations, while they welcome un-declared fund in their own country, which certainly is a double standard", it said.
Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan came into focus of media when he started grabbing properties and business establishments of people when military controlled dictatorial interim regime grabbed power in Bangladesh in 2007. But his name came up prominently when they occupied a Malaysian invested power plant named Westmont Power Plant Limited in the country. His wife, Farjana Anjum became a member of the board of director's of this project. It is learnt that Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan claims to be a close associate and business partner of Major General [Retired] Tarique Ahmed Siddique, defense advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. It is also learnt that he misuses members of the Rapid Action Battalion and military intelligence in harassing people whenever there is any business conflict with him. Some of the fellow officers in Rapid Action Battalion and DGFI are regularly misguided and used by Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan, which certainly tarnishes the reputation of those institutions.
Recently a complaint has already been lodged with the Prime Minister by one Syed Arif Niazi aka Francis Arif stating that on February 28, 2012, Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan and his partners sent Major Mushtaq and Captain Faroque at the residence of the petitioner during late hours of the night [11:00 pm], and the officers conducted raids at his residence without any search warrant. During this raid, the petitioner was abroad along with members of his family, while his elderly mother was at home.
In the complaint, Syed Arif Niazi wrote: "The RAB entered the apartment twice and tormented and traumatized my mother, who is in her late eighties, immobile and sick and my sister, who is in her late forties and seriously sick. It is matter of shame that RAB knowing, that only two elderly and sick ladies and a maid, resides in the flat, had the discourteous liberty of tormentedly searching the flat twice in a matter of 30 minutes, that also in the middle of the night, without showing or serving any search warrant, whatsoever. They claimed to be looking for me and searched the house twice despite being convincingly told, that l, my wife and mf children are in Philippines attending the funeral of my wife's mother."
It is anticipated that Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan [who now is also in United Kingdom], might have made requested his fellow officers in Rapid Action Battalion [RAB] in arresting Arif Niazi by planting narcotics or arms at his residence. It may also be mentioned here that, RAB is infamous of committing such crimes on a number of occasions in the past.
On the basis of petition filed by Arif Niazi, authorities concerned in Bangladesh Army have already started investigating the case and it is expected that departmental actions will be taken against the officers who entered the residence of Arif Niazi without any valid reason.
Meanwhile Anti Corruption Commission [ACC] has already started investigating activities of Prochhaya Limited [the business concern of Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan, in which he is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, while his wife Farjana Anjum is the managing director. The will also investigate as to how one million UK Pounds were smuggled out by Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan and his wife in United Kingdom.
Ex army officer smuggles millions of dollar abroad :: Weekly Blitz
by News Desk
March 6, 2012
Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan and his wife Farjana Anjum, who smuggled out millions of dollars abroad from Bangladesh
Taking the advantage of being a retired army official, who openly claims to be "connected" with influential quarters in the government, Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan smuggled out millions of dollars from Bangladesh to various countries including United Kingdom. In 2009 he invested one million Pounds in United Kingdom in exchange of obtaining immigrant status under visa Tier 1, vide VAF No. 511702. The investment was made by using the name of his wife Farzana Anjum, who now resides in United Kingdom along with other members of the family.
When inquired, sources in the foreign exchange control department of the Bangladesh Bank [central bank of Bangladesh] told Weekly Blitz that Colonel [Retired Shahid Uddin Ahmed] or his wife Farjana Anjum did not take any permission from them for the above mentioned "transfer" of UK Pound 1 million. It said such illegal transfer of significant amount of money is a punishable offense under the Money Laundering Act.
The source said, "The British government should have checked the legality of such huge transfer before granting the immigrant status to this Bangladeshi national".
"They always express concern about suspicious transactions through banking channels in most of the nations, while they welcome un-declared fund in their own country, which certainly is a double standard", it said.
Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan came into focus of media when he started grabbing properties and business establishments of people when military controlled dictatorial interim regime grabbed power in Bangladesh in 2007. But his name came up prominently when they occupied a Malaysian invested power plant named Westmont Power Plant Limited in the country. His wife, Farjana Anjum became a member of the board of director's of this project. It is learnt that Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan claims to be a close associate and business partner of Major General [Retired] Tarique Ahmed Siddique, defense advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. It is also learnt that he misuses members of the Rapid Action Battalion and military intelligence in harassing people whenever there is any business conflict with him. Some of the fellow officers in Rapid Action Battalion and DGFI are regularly misguided and used by Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan, which certainly tarnishes the reputation of those institutions.
Recently a complaint has already been lodged with the Prime Minister by one Syed Arif Niazi aka Francis Arif stating that on February 28, 2012, Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan and his partners sent Major Mushtaq and Captain Faroque at the residence of the petitioner during late hours of the night [11:00 pm], and the officers conducted raids at his residence without any search warrant. During this raid, the petitioner was abroad along with members of his family, while his elderly mother was at home.
In the complaint, Syed Arif Niazi wrote: "The RAB entered the apartment twice and tormented and traumatized my mother, who is in her late eighties, immobile and sick and my sister, who is in her late forties and seriously sick. It is matter of shame that RAB knowing, that only two elderly and sick ladies and a maid, resides in the flat, had the discourteous liberty of tormentedly searching the flat twice in a matter of 30 minutes, that also in the middle of the night, without showing or serving any search warrant, whatsoever. They claimed to be looking for me and searched the house twice despite being convincingly told, that l, my wife and mf children are in Philippines attending the funeral of my wife's mother."
It is anticipated that Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan [who now is also in United Kingdom], might have made requested his fellow officers in Rapid Action Battalion [RAB] in arresting Arif Niazi by planting narcotics or arms at his residence. It may also be mentioned here that, RAB is infamous of committing such crimes on a number of occasions in the past.
On the basis of petition filed by Arif Niazi, authorities concerned in Bangladesh Army have already started investigating the case and it is expected that departmental actions will be taken against the officers who entered the residence of Arif Niazi without any valid reason.
Meanwhile Anti Corruption Commission [ACC] has already started investigating activities of Prochhaya Limited [the business concern of Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan, in which he is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, while his wife Farjana Anjum is the managing director. The will also investigate as to how one million UK Pounds were smuggled out by Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan and his wife in United Kingdom.
I also read another report in Weekly Blitz titled "Sector Commander's Forum lobbies for frauds".
