Tangail district administration put up a signboard stating that the 0.66-acre land is owned by the government after demolishing the illegal establishments erected on it by former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui on Sunday, January 24, 2021 Dhaka TribuneThe former minister used fake documents to grab the landAbout 0.66 acres of government land in Tangail that had been grabbed by former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui has been recovered after 47 years. The land, worth about Tk50 crore, was recovered during a drive led by Executive Magistrate Rozlin Shahid Chowdhury and Sadar upazila Assistant Commissioner Khairul Islam in Tangail’s Akurtakur Para area on Sunday morning. Speaking to Dhaka Tribune, Sadar upazila Assistant Commissioner Khairul Islam said: “The land was leased to former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui. Echoing the same, Executive Magistrate Rozlin Shahid Chowdhury said the former minister had illegally occupied the piece of government land by using fake documents. Subsequently, Deputy Commissioner of Tangail Md Ataul instructed us to demolish the illegal establishments built on the government land,” he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 24, 2021 14:37 UTC