Staff Reporter:
Chattogram’s Money Loan Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants against Chandanaish Upazila Chairman Jasim Uddin and his wife Tanzina Sultana for pay order fraud and defaulting loans of Tk115 crore.
Judge Mujahidur Rahman issued the arrest warrant after hearing a case filed by Padma Bank.
According to the police, the Chittagong Money Loan Court on 30 April this year sentenced Jasim Uddin to five months in jail in a loan default case.
Jasim Uddin, who was convicted at that time, filed a writ petition in the High Court to become a candidate. He informed that he had agreed to a settlement with the MD of the bank by paying off Tk42 crore out of a Tk60-crore loan default.
In 2016, Jasim Uddin took a Tk60 crore in loan from the Khatunganj branch of Padma Bank in the name of Jessica Trade International. Despite the time given, he did not repay the loan, which, including interest, amounted to Tk89 crore.
On 18 July 2020, in a case filed against Jasim Uddin for non-payment of the loan, the court ordered the seizure of his house, cars, and assets kept as collateral against the loan. The court ordered the seizure of his two cars, the house ‘Jasim Hill Park’ in South Khulshi of Chattogram city, the six-story Mofazzal Tower in Patharghata area, and a duplex building in Chandanaish.
The court directed the deputy inspector general (DIG) of Chattogram range, the superintendent of police (SP) of Chattogram district, and the officer-in-charge (OC) of Chandanaish police station to implement the order.
