Senior Reporter, Arafat Kader

Bike wash business is running by cutting the washer line
A part from encroaching on railway property and installing illegal water pumps, Maqbul is accused of illegally connecting electric poles and supplying electricity to CRB and nearby floating shops on monthly contracts. He also running a bike washing center by illegally cutting the main line of the wasa next to the petrol pump in the Kadmatoli Mor area and establishing a separate connection. A pick-up van stand has taken over the road at Falmondi adjacent to BRTC. In the name of the association, they collect 200 taka per day from these vehicles.
The scope of Maqbul’s unethical activities does not end here, Supply of electricity on monthly contract to CRB and surrounding floating shops with illegal connections. Maqbul should consider the property of the railway as the property of his father and grandfather. In the area adjacent to the Railway Officers Club, the railway station has been illegally occupied by the car parking. Some RNB members are alleged to be involved.
When asked about all his unethical activities including water trade by grabbing railway property, Maqbul said, these businesses are not mine, these belong to Helal Akbar Chowdhury Babar Bhai. He is the former Deputy Finance Secretary of Central Jubo League. Moqbul said I am his worker, I just look after all his activities. But helal akbar chowdhury denied this alligations, when the reporter of morning glory talked to Babur over the phone. He said, “I am not connected with any illegal activities .” Those who are using my name to do these misdeeds need to be brought to justice quickly.
When asked about the location of the railway to stop all these illegal businesses by occupying the railway site, the responsible officer replied. The fear of occupying terrorists seems to have gripped their minds. However, an official on condition of anonymity said, I heard Moqbul is very influential in the area. He is involved in various misdemeanors including occupying railway space.
When asked why no action was taken against him even after knowing this alligations , he said that there are many departments in the railways. No initiative can be taken alone in these eviction operations. Permission is required from different departments. There is also a matter of budgeting in campaign management. However, managing all departments is not always possible. Jahangir Hossain, General Manager of Bangladesh Railway Eastern Zone, tried repeatedly on the phone to find out about this, but he did not receive the call. Later, he tried to contact Abu Zafar Mia, the chief engineer of Bangladesh Railway Eastern Zone, but he did not reply.
According to railway sources, the quarter occupied by Maqbul, who is doing business by setting up water pumps, has been allotted to the name of Hasan, who is working as a chaplain in the railways. When asked why Maqbool’s water pump was in Hasan’s barracked quarters, he refused to talk about it.A resident of the area said on condition of anonymity that Maqbul is a terrorist. No one dares to speak against him. He is involved in almost all kinds of activities including extortion, encroachment. Maqbul is not a railway employee or a child of a railway family, but has been living in government housing allotted to railway employees for many years.