Ex-minister Abdur Rahman, his wife sued

Staff Reporter :

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former fisheries and livestock minister and ousted Awami League (AL) Member of Parliament (MP) from Faridpur-1 constituency Abdur Rahman for allegedly amassing Tk1.72 crore beyond his known sources of income.

Rahman’s wife Mirza Nahida Hossain has also been sued in one case, ACC Director General (Prevention) MdAkhter Hossain informed journalists at a briefing on Thursday (27 February).

As per the case statements, Rahman deposited Tk1,951 crore in 19 bank accounts in his own name and those of his interest-related organisations and withdrew Tk1,940 crore of this.

The ACC accused him of converting, transferring and transferring the money with the aim of concealing illegal sources of the money.

Meanwhile, Nahida is accused of acquiring assets worth Tk6.30 crore beyond her known income.
In addition, the ACC said she deposited Tk13.93 crore in 16 bank accounts and withdrew Tk12.62 crore.
However, the ACC Director General did not say when these funds were transacted.

Meanwhile, the ACC also filed three separate cases against former joint secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Dhananjoy Kumar Das, former DIG of Bangladesh Police Mollah Nazrul Islam and former public relations officer of police Md Sharif Mahmud Apu on charges of acquiring illegal wealth and unusual transactions in banks.

According to the case statements, in the first case, Dhananjoy has been accused of acquiring undeclared assets worth Tk2.47 crore.

In the second case, Sharif has been accused of acquiring undeclared assets worth Tk58 lakh.
In the third case, Nazrul Islam has been accused of acquiring undeclared assets worth Tk94 lakh in his own name.

They have all been sued under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.