Abul Monchur Ahad, an expatriate who worked in South Africa for 14 years, has accused his brother of embezzling 2,17,98,079 taka of his savings. He made the allegations at a press conference at the Feni Press Club on Wednesday.
Monchur Ahad is a resident of South Abdul Nabi village, Rajapur union, Daganbhuiyan upazila, Feni, and the son of Khayez Ahmed.
In a written statement, he said he ran a fast food business in South Africa from 2009 to 2023 and sent all his savings home through various bank accounts and institutions, entrusting his brother Omar Alam Forhad with the money. He said his brother had promised to buy a flat, land, and a business vehicle on his behalf.
Upon returning to Bangladesh in 2023, he discovered that his brother had used the money to purchase a flat, start businesses, and open a pharmacy in his own name without giving Monchur Ahad any ownership or accounting of the funds. He said his repeated requests for an accounting were met with excuses and delays.
He claimed to have sent 62,80,148 taka to his brother’s personal bank account and 1,55,13,725 taka to the account of NA Construction, totaling 2,17,98,079 taka.
He said he left a handwritten ledger with his nephew Khorshed Alam before returning from South Africa but was never given it back. When he demanded his money and the accounting, he was barred from the family home and received death threats, he alleged.
Speaking in a tearful voice at the press conference, Monchur Ahad said he had sacrificed the best years of his life abroad for his family’s well-being and now found himself helpless when asking for his hard-earned money back. He said he had sought legal recourse after multiple attempts at mediation through local elders and relatives failed.
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