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On 25 October 2007, Maya and four members of his family — his wife, two sons, and a daughter-in-law — were charged with corruption. Maya was charged with taking and not declaring money when he was the state minister for shipping. On 14 February 2008, Maya was convicted of the charges and he was
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574:(ACC) filed an appeal of the case in 2011 before the Supreme Court, which reversed the appellate decision on 14 June 2015. Following an appeal by Maya, the charges were upheld by the supreme court of Bangladesh in April 2016. In October 2018, High Court once again acquitted Maya in that case
590:. In April 2008 Dipu was convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to three years in jail. The other son, Rashedul Hossain Chowdhury, is a director for the FBCCI panel of 2017–2019. The daughter, Rifat Sayeed, is married to Lieutenant Colonel (sacked)
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700:"Nine individuals, one institution get Independence Award-2023"
1404:"RAB's Tareq among 35 charged with Narayanganj seven murders"
407:, the third highest award for gallantry, for his role in the
1436:"Ex-AL men, Ex-RAB officials among 26 handed death penalty"
644:"Maya, Kamrul, Liton become Awami League presidium members"
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Arthur S. Banks; Alan J. Day; Thomas C. Muller (2016).
1214:"Maya jailed for 13yrs for amassing ill-gotten wealth"
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1300:"Graft case: 13-yr jail term for Maya remains"
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546:denied Maya's nomination for the
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855:"Criminal Appeal No. 23 of 2011"
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264:Presidium Member of Awami League
1032:The Europa World Year Book 2003
619:"Constituency 261 – Chandpur-2"
522:Bangladesh Shipping Corporation
385:Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya
27:Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya
1412:. 9 April 2015. Archived from
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1378:"Maya's son Dipu gets 3yrs"
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1136:"Maya's ticket cancelled"
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1082:Tom Lansford (2015).
1011:. Dhaka. 29 June 2015
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1220:. 15 February 2008
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650:. 19 November 2021
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1194:. 26 October 2007
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1068:978-1-85743-254-1
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