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| Saydee looks for voluntary contributions |
| 2008-12-25 |
| More than a half of the election campaign fund of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh central leader, Delwar Hossain Saydee, is coming from 'voluntary contributions' of 44 persons, according to his wealth statement submitted to the Election Commission (EC). The donors hail from Pirojpur, Dhaka, Barisal and Khulna. Saydee, who is contesting in the parliamentary election in Pirojpur-1 constituency, disclosed that he will spend Tk 10.1 lakh for his campaign, Tk 3 lakh of which is coming from his own coffer while Tk 6.41 lakh is coming from donations. Most of the donors are college, school and madrasa teachers hailing from Saydee's home district Pirojpur. The lowest contribution of Tk 5,000 is coming from Abdur Rab of Khalisha Khali of Pirojpur while the highest donation of Tk 50,000 is coming from Shah Jamal Sikder of Sikder Trading of the same district. Professors Mojibur Rahman, Mosharraf Hossain, and Amirul Islam of Shaheed Zia Degree College at Nazirhat of Pirojpur are donating Tk 10,000 each. Md Faruquzzaman of Daruls Islam Trust at Tongi is donating Tk 25,000 while Principal Idris Ali of Darul Quran Siddiquia Kamil Madrasa at Khulna is contributing Tk 20,000. Principal of KC Technical College Yunus Ali and Head Master of Horina Girls High School Monirul Islam are donating Tk 10,000 and Tk 8,000 respectively. Abdul Halim of Khanakunia Fazil Madrasa is contributing Tk 10,000. In addition, Saydee is getting Tk 60,000 in cash from his four sons Rafiq Saydee, Shamim Saydee, Masud Saydee, and Nasim Saydee, while his party is contributing Tk 1.50 lakh to his campaign fund. He annual earning is Tk 4.67 lakh while his expenditure is Tk 3.14 lakh. The major chunk of the earning amounting to Tk 2.44 lakh comes from the royalties from sales of books authored by him, bank interests, and remunerations for speaking at meetings and seminars. His earning from teaching amounts to Tk 1.20 lakh. Saydee, who identified himself as a writer in the statement, has Tk 6.14 lakh in cash, and Tk 4.65 lakh deposited in different banks and other financial institutions. Besides, he has shares in Islami Bank and Barakah Hospital. Interestingly, he owns more gold than his wife does. The wealth statement says Saydee owns 25 tolas of gold, the value of which he does not know, while his wife owns 10 tolas of gold worth Tk 60,000. The Jamaat leader is also the part owner of three houses and an apartment. Saydee, who owns a pistol worth Tk 1.50 lakh, declared in his statement that he also owns a book store which has an estimated value of Tk 3 lakh. He owes Tk 2.71 crore to Islami Bank. Delwar Hossain Saydee played an active part in organising the Razakar, Al Badr and Al Shams forces in Pirojpur during the country's liberation war to assist the occupying Pakistani army. "Saydee was not associated with any political party in 1971, but conducted his activities in his individual capacity as a maulana or Islamic scholar. There are allegations that he actively helped the Pakistani forces in their campaign of killings, looting, rape, and arson by forming local para-military forces," says a report of The People's Inquiry Commission. "During the war, he along with four of his associates formed an organisation called 'Fund of the Five'. The principal aim of the organisation was to loot and grab property of freedom fighters and Bangalee Hindus. He used to sell the looted property and run a profitable business from the proceedings of the sales," the report adds. |
| Posted by:Fred |