He claimed that he had bought the house from Rajuk legally as the highest bidder. He also said that the house is registered in his name and he has been looking after the house himself. Arafat Rahman Koko has nothing to do with the house, he added.

In a separate rejoinder, Obaidul Karim, chairman of Orion Group, said the allegations made in the report that he had made a deal with Goutam Chakraborty, former state minister for water resource ministry, to buy a government house is untrue.

According to the rejoinder, Karim had no involvement in the auction of that property.