Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday lodged a case against former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife Rukmila Zaman, and six others, accusing them of extorting Tk42 crore from a businessman through intimidation.
ACC Deputy Assistant Director Md Rubel Hossain filed the case at the ACC headquarters, according to a press release. The additional accused are: former UCBL director Syed Kamruzzaman; Armit’s AGM and Imperial Trading’s owner Md Abdul Aziz; Classic Trading owner Mohammad Jahangir Alam; Armit employee and Model Trading proprietor Mohammad Mishabahul Alam; Crescent Traders owner Syed Nurul Islam; and Radius Trading owner Md Farid Uddin.
As per the case statement, the defendants colluded to misuse their influence through fraud and intimidation.
They allegedly forced Tarafdar Ruhul Amin, managing director of UCBL Mahakhali branch client companies Saif Powertec Ltd and E-Engineering PLC, to pay Tk41.75 crore in multiple installments as bribes.
The complaint also noted that the extorted funds were later transferred abroad and laundered.
