Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed two cases against former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and his wife Afrin Taposh on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 80 crore and suspicious transactions of Tk 615 crore in their bank accounts.
ACC deputy director Monirul Islam filed the cases with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1 accusing the former DSCC mayor and former Awami League lawmaker Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and his wife Afrin on charges of amassing illegal wealth, said ACC director general Md Aktar Hossain.
According to the first case statement, Awami League leader Taposh amassed over Tk73 crore wealth beyond known sources of income during his time as lawmakers for two terms, and then as the chief of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
During October 2013-August 2024, Taposh withdrew over Tk234 crore in unusual bank funds and transacted over Tk539 crore through dubious financial claims using 27 bank accounts. He also conducted unusual transactions worth $5.17 lakh.
As per the second case’s statement, Taposh’s wife Afrin accumulated nearly Tk6.5 crore without proper documentation and also transacted nearly Tk71 crore through nine bank accounts.
Meanwhile, the ACC summoned Taposh to appear at the commission on November 3 to give a statement over the allegations of amassing illegal wealth but he did not appear before the commission.
