Staff Reporter :
Former state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu has been sued by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for acquiring illegal wealth worth over Tk 36 crore and unusual transactions of Tk 3,181 crore through his 98 bank accounts.
ACC’s Dhaka Coordinated District Office’s Deputy Director Md Mostafizur Rahman filed the case being the plaintiff on Thursday.
The case statement reads that former state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu held movable and immovable properties worth Tk 36.37 crore, acquiring through illegal means staying in a responsible position of the government which did not match his known sources of income.
On the other hand, Nasrul Hamid deposited and drew Tk 3,181 crore through unusual and suspicious transactions in his 98 bank accounts which was proved to be a crime related to money laundering in the anti-graft body’s investigation.
Besides, separate cases have been filed against Nasrul Hamid Bipu’s wife Seema Hamid and son Zarif Hamid for acquiring huge wealth beyond their known sources of income. In these cases, Nasrul Hamid Bipu has also been made an accused.
In one of the cases, Nasrul Hamid and his son Zarif Hamid have been made accused. The charge of acquiring Tk 20 crore 87 lakh 66 thousand beyond his known sources of income has been brought against Zarif Hamid. Besides, Tk 27.71 crore has been deposited to his 20 bank accounts and Tk 17.41 crore was drawn from those accounts. Terming the transactions as “unusual and suspicious,” the case statement said it is a crime related to money laundering.
Besides, the case statement has mentioned that Zarif Hamid acquired wealth beyond his known sources of income misusing the “influence and power” of his father Nasrul Hamid.
The accused in the third case are Nasrul Hamid and his wife Seema Hamid. In the case statement, charges of acquiring Tk 6 crore 94 lakh 33 thousand have been brought against Seema Hamid.
Through her 20 bank accounts, Tk 12 crore 77 lakh 86 thousand and 699 were deposited and Tk 11 crore 18 lakh 49 thousand and 818 were drawn. Terming the transactions as “unusual and suspicious,” the case statement said it is a crime related to money laundering.
Besides, the case statement has mentioned that Seema Hamid acquired wealth beyond her known sources of income misusing the “influence and power” of his husband Nasrul Hamid Bipu.
