City Desk :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed two separate cases against former Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun and his wife, Nadira Mahmud, on charges of amassing illegal wealth and suspicious financial transactions worth over Tk 197 crore in total.
At a press briefing held at the ACC headquarters in Dhaka, Director General Md. Akhtar Hossain confirmed the charges.
According to the ACC, Nurul Majid, a former Member of Parliament from Narsingdi-4, is accused of possessing assets worth Tk 7.94 crore that do not match his known sources of income. Investigators also uncovered suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 102.02 crore across 13 bank accounts registered in his name.
In the second case, both Nurul and his wife Nadira have been named. Nadira is alleged to have acquired assets worth Tk 1.34 crore using her husband’s influence and financial backing, which were similarly found to be inconsistent with any legal sources of income.
The charges have been brought under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004; Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947; relevant sections of the Money Laundering Prevention Act; and Section 109 of the Penal Code for abetment.
These latest cases follow a string of graft-related investigations by the ACC, including recent charges against former State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud and others in high-ranking positions.
