Abbas richest among Dhaka South mayor aspirants

Among Dhaka South mayor-aspirants, BNP leader Mirza Abbas is ahead of his rivals in income, debts and cases against him.

Ruling Awami League-backed Sayeed Khokon is a close second in terms of income and debts but has no cases against him.  
 
This is evident from the declarations submitted by the mayor-aspirants to the EC, which contain seven types of information about candidates including their educational qualifications. The commission is required to make these declarations public.
 
Sayeed Khokon had five cases against him in the past but now has a clean slate.
 
Mirza Abbas has 37 cases pending against him and 24 more in the past. His party colleague and contender, Abdus Salam had no previous cases but is now under investigation in three cases.
 
Of the three, Mirza Abbas is the wealthiest. Abdus Salam has less income but no debts unlike both Khokon and Abbas.
 
Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed
 
The BNP Standing Committee member says he is a businessman and claimed most of his annual income came from rent and stock market investments.

His annual income from rent is Tk 10.58 million, from shares Tk 62.72 million and other sources Tk 174,250. He has Tk 5 million in cash, Tk 1.62 million in the bank and bonds valued at Tk 350.68 million and Tk 424.84 million.
 
Abbas is the richest among the three with fixed deposit amounting to Tk 106.56 million, car valued at Tk 9.75 million, gold worth Tk 200,000, electronics Tk 1 million, furniture Tk 700,000 and other assets worth Tk 9 million.
 
His immovable assets include non-arable land valued at Tk 18.48 million and two houses worth nearly Tk 30 million. He also received Tk 40 million as booking money for land.
 
Abbas, who is a graduate, has loans and debts amounting to Tk 755.63 million.
 
Mohammed Sayeed Khokon
   
The Dhaka city Awami League organising secretary is also a businessman. Owner of six ventures, the mayor-aspirant’s annual income from his businesses is Tk 832,630 and director’s renumeration is Tk 108,000. His earnings from rent is Tk 3.23 million.
 
He has Tk 11.05 million in cash, Tk 43,476 in banks, share investments valued at Tk 177.19 million, car valued at Tk 3.8 million, furniture, electronics, gifts and business capital valued at Tk 3.4 million.
 
His Immovable property includes non-arable land valued at Tk 230,000, and his residential and business buildings and ancestral home is valued at Tk 268.95 million.
 
Also a graduate, Khokon owes the bank Tk 192.78 million.
 
Md Abdus Salam
 
Three criminal cases against Salam are pending now though he had no previous criminal records.
 
The BNP leader owns two business entities — M/s Faisal Enterprise and M/s Shaon Sagor Enterprise.
 
He has declared an annual income of Tk 445,500 from house rent.
 
Salam said he had Tk 3.22 million in cash, Tk 1.86 million in banks, a car purchased with bank loan and gold worth Tk 35,000.
 
According to the declaration, he owns 42 decimals of non-agriculture land and a six-story building.
 
He said he held a bachelor degree.
 
Among others, BNP leaders Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu and Asaduzzaman Ripon have also submitted nominations for the Dhaka South City Corporation mayor.