64 deeds of Yasin registered in one day, Sitakunda sub-registrar Raihan Habib suspended
Sub-registrar Raihan Habib has been suspended for registering, in a single day, 64 land sale deeds of Md Yasin, chief of the Yasin gang in Jungle Salimpur of Sitakunda in Chattogram.
The decision was announced in an order signed on Tuesday (10 November) by Law and Justice Division Secretary Liaqat Ali Molla.
The matter was confirmed by Chattogram district's acting registrar Rezaul Karim Bakshi. He said on Wednesday (11 November) that Raihan Habib had been suspended.
The Law and Justice Division's order said a departmental case had been filed against Raihan Habib, a former sub-registrar of Sitakunda and currently posted in Bhuapur, Tangail, on charges of misconduct and corruption. He was suspended in the interest of a proper investigation and disposal of the case.
During his suspension, Raihan Habib will remain attached to the Directorate of Registration under the Law Ministry. The order also mentioned that he will receive allowances and other benefits as per rules.
It is learnt that from 17 September to 1 October this year, land was sold and registered through a total of 64 deeds in Jungle Salimpur. Of these, the then sub-registrar Raihan Habib registered Yasin's 64 land sale deeds in a single day on 17 September.
When the matter became known on 28 October, Chattogram Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammad Zahidul Islam Mia made a verbal complaint to the Law Ministry seeking investigation and action against Raihan Habib.
According to information from the district administration, Md Yasin, an accused in the murder case of a RAB (now SRB) officer and chief of the Yasin gang in Alinagar, sold 278.75 decimals of land in Jungle Salimpur. The land, in various plots of Salimpur mouza, was sold to different persons in Alinagar.
Jungle Salimpur, built on about 3,100 acres of khas land, was controlled for a long time by land grabbers and criminal groups. In the Alinagar area, police-listed criminal Yasin and his gang held sway. Law enforcement agencies had also come under attack while conducting drives there at different times.
On 9 March this year, for the first time, about 3,200 members of the army, RAB, police and BGB conducted a joint drive and took control of Jungle Salimpur. Since that drive, Yasin and his associates have been absconding. Later, to keep the law and order situation in the area normal, two separate camps comprising RAB and police were set up at SM Pilot High School and Alinagar High School.
Meanwhile, the government has decided to establish a police academy in Jungle Salimpur modelled on the Sarda Police Academy, and to relocate the Chattogram Central Jail there. Plans have also been taken to build installations of the BGB, the Special Response Battalion (SRB) and the Armed Police Battalion.
