Dr. Abul Kalam Azad, Director General of Sub-formal Education Bureau has become the owner of hundreds of millions of taka due to irregularities and corruption. He has several houses, flats and fruit projects outside Dhaka. Hundreds of crores of takas have been smuggled to America and Britain through Hundi.
After the resignation of the Hasina government, when reforms are underway in all sectors of the country, he is still in office. The job of Azad, who is involved in Awami politics, ends in December this year. The job of Azad, who is involved in Awami politics, ends in December this year. His bribe-trade has not stopped even during the new government. Apart from this, there is information in the call record that he would migrate to America after the service.
Azad is a BCS cadre of 11th batch officer. Earlier, he served as first class magistrate. Hasina was the private secretary of the religion minister of the government, Principal Matiur Rahman. Then he joined as Additional Secretary of Ministry of Textiles and Jute.
He was the private secretary of Principal Matiur Rahman, minister of religion of Hasina Government. Then he joined as Additional Secretary of Ministry of Textiles and Jute.
He joined as Director General of Non-formal Education Bureau in March 2023. He was involved in Chhatra League politics while studying at Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh and was elected VP.
The investigation was carried out by the Khaborer Kagoj team for more than three months to find out information about irregularities-corruption and bribery against Azad following the complaints of multiple victims.
Various documents of Azad's misdeeds and illegally earned hundreds of crores of takas, videos of bribe transactions and multiple call records have come up in the investigation.
All the wealth of Azad in the country and abroad
The investigation revealed that Azad earned money illegally while serving as private secretary and additional secretary. Apart from this, evidence of irregularities and corruption of at least 50 crore rupees has been found in an education project after taking charge as the Director General of Non-formal Education Bureau in March 2023.
There is a three-storied house and a litchi garden on 10 bigha of land in Kasba village of Dinajpur Sadar upazila has a three-storied house in the name of Azad.
Apart from this, there are two flats in Kalyanpur and Shyamoli in Dhaka, construction of a multi-storied building in Mohammadi Housing in Mohammadpur is going on. Currently he lives in a flat in Kalyanpur.
The current market value of these properties is at least Tk 60 crore. His two children study in London. Information has been found that he also has property there. He has smuggled hundreds of crores of takas abroad.
