Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission has approved the filing of a case against former Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor Md Zahangir Alam and chief accounts officer Golam Kibria over allegations of embezzling Tk 7,500 crore and laundering the money abroad.
According to ACC’s Public Relations Department, Zahangir and Kibria allegedly colluded to prepare fake tenders and bills, thereby awarding contracts to their construction firms.
Through this, they embezzled a substantial amount of money from government development funds and the city corporation’s revenue fund, the complaint states.
The commission said it found sufficient evidence during its
investigation to support the allegations of embezzlement and money laundering, prompting it to approve the case. Formal charges are expected to be lodged soon.
Zahangir served as mayor of Gazipur City Corporation from 2018 to 2022.
He was suspended from office in 2022 over allegations of breaching party discipline and engaging in controversial activities.
On the other hand, ACC has also filed two separate cases against former Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing and his wife, Ma Hla Prue for amassing wealth illegally.
ACC Director General Md Akhtar Hossain made the disclosure in a press briefing.
In the first case, Bir Bahadur is accused of possessing Tk9.18 crore in wealth beyond known income sources and making suspicious transactions worth Tk58.41 crore through 13 bank accounts.
In the second case, both Bir Bahadur and his wife were accused. Ma Hla Prue allegedly acquired Tk3.36 crore illegally and had suspicious transactions of Tk15.59 crore in six bank accounts.
