ACC sues Tariq Siddiq, family for amassing illegal wealth

Staff Reporter :

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed four separate cases against Major General Tariq Ahmed Siddiq, former security adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with his wife and two daughters, on charges of amassing illegal wealth and suspicious financial transactions.
Confirming the development on Thursday, ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain said that Tariq Ahmed Siddiq has been named as an accused in each of the four cases.

According to the ACC, Major General Siddiq is accused of acquiring and possessing assets worth Tk 28.59 crore beyond his known sources of income. He is also alleged to have carried out suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 62 crore through four bank accounts under his name, later transferring or converting these funds illegally.

The charges have been brought under Section 27(1) of the ACC Act 2004, Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947, and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012.

The ACC official added that Tariq Siddiq’s wife, Shahin Siddiq, is accused of illegally acquiring assets worth Tk 25.76 crore during her husband’s tenure as a public servant. She also allegedly made suspicious transactions totaling Tk 59.38 crore through 11 different bank accounts, which were subsequently transferred or converted illegally.

A third case has been filed against Siddiq’s daughter, Nurin Tasmia Siddiq, for possessing Tk 3.37 crore in unexplained wealth while her father served as a public official. Tariq Ahmed Siddiq has been named as co-accused in this case as well.

The fourth case involves his other daughter, Bushra Siddiq, who allegedly acquired assets worth Tk 4.02 crore beyond known income sources. Major General Siddiq is also named as a co-accused in this case.
The ACC has said that investigations are ongoing and further legal action will follow according to the findings.