ACC sues S Alam’s son among 52, ex-MP Shaon, his wife

Staff Reporter :

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed three separate cases against former Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC chairman Ahsanul Alam, the son of S Alam, 51 others and Bhola-3 constituency’s ex-Member of Parliament (MP) Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon and his wife.

ACC said they have filed case against Ahsanul Alam and 51 others for allegedly embezzling Tk 918 crore by taking a loan from the bank through abuse of power and resorting to fraud and deceit.
Moreover, the causes against Shaon and his wife were amassing illegal assets worth Tk 53.59 crore.

Talking to reporters, ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain said the case alleges embezzlement and money laundering by concealing and changing the real source of the money.

According to case documents, the accused embezzled Tk 918.57 crore by taking a loan from the bank’s Khatunganj corporate branch in Chattogram through mutual collusion, abuse of power, criminal breach of trust, criminal misconduct, forgery, fraud, and deceit.

Sources said the anti-corruption watchdog is currently investigating allegations against Md Golam Kibria Chowdhury, owner of United Super Traders in Chattogram, and other officials for embezzling money by forging documents in collusion with bank officials and obtaining loans of about Tk 3,300 crore from Islami Bank’s Khatunganj, Jubilee Road, and Chaktai branches.

Shaon and his wife cases were filed with the ACC’s Integrated District Office in Dhaka-1, as confirmed by ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain on Tuesday.

Nurunnabi faced allegations of acquiring illegal wealth totallingTk 51.09 crore.

Additionally, suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 208.70 crore were found across his 33 bank accounts.

Farzana Chowdhury has been accused of acquiring illegal assets worth Tk 2.50 crore.

The couple has been charged under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947.