Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan came into focus of media when he started grabbing properties and business establishments of people when military controlled dictatorial interim regime grabbed power in Bangladesh in 2007. But his name came up prominently when they occupied a Malaysian invested power plant named Westmont Power Plant Limited in the country. His wife, Farjana Anjum became a member of the board of director’s of this project. It is learnt that Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan claims to be a close associate and business partner of Major General [Retired] Tarique Ahmed Siddique, defense advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. It is also learnt that he misuses members of the Rapid Action Battalion and military intelligence in harassing people whenever there is any business conflict with him. Some of the fellow officers in Rapid Action Battalion and DGFI are regularly misguided and used by Colonel [Retired] Shahid Uddin Khan, which certainly tarnishes the reputation of those institutions. [Read More]

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Source: Weekly Blitz :: Writings