KHULNA, Aug 29: Member Secretary of Khulna Lawyers Association convening committee Advocate Nurul Hasan Ruba on Wednesday sued with Khulna Sadar Police Station against five including its ex-president Advocate Saiful Islam for swindling Tk 73.85 lakh from the fund.
The other accused are two ex-general secretary of the Association Advocate Tarique Mahmud Tara and Advocate A K M Iqbal Hossain, Senior Advocate Badsha Mia and Ishtiaq, cashier of Adv Saiful's business organization, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khulna Sadar Police Station Kamal Hossain confirmed the news.
According to FIR, On August 12 in 2020, the Lawyers Association, at a meeting formed a Special Welfare (Kallyan) Fund for its members. Later, adv Saiful among four lawyers maintain the fund and deposited money for five years long saving scheme at the city's Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL).
They deposited over Taka 3.80 crore in three and half years and later over Taka 2 crore distributed among the members after withdrawn from the SIBL and Taka one crore deposited as FDR at IFIC Ltd the FIR narrated, adding that they embezzled remained Taka 73.85 lakh.
On August 13, the new convening committee of Lawyers Association at a general meeting has taken decision to file a case against the money swindlers.
Earlier, on August 6, general members of Khulna Lawyers Association organized a special general meeting chaired by Senior Advocate Abdul Malek as per its constitution as Adv Saiful Islam who is also president of Sadar Thana Awami League, and his cohorts were absconding after the fall of AL government.
At the meeting, Senior Lawyer adv Abdullah Hossain Bachu and Nurul Hasan Ruba has been made its convener and member secretary respectively, the FIR added.
