Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday questioned senior journalist and television presenter Munni Saha in connection with allegations of amassing illicit wealth and engaging in suspicious financial transactions.
The interrogation, which began at 10:00 AM at the ACC headquarters, was conducted by Deputy Assistant Director Sabekun Nahar Parul. The investigation centres on reported suspicious transactions totalling Tk 134 crore across various bank accounts linked to Munni Saha.
Earlier, on 16 July, the High Court ordered a freeze on 31 bank accounts jointly or individually held by Saha and her husband Kabir Hossain. These accounts currently hold approximately Tk 18.16 crore. Among them are joint accounts with ATN News cameraman Tapan Kumar Saha and his mother, Apple Rani Saha.
Sources within the ACC indicated that scrutiny intensified following last year’s political transition. Following the fall of the Hasina government on 5 August, investigators observed a series of abrupt and unusual financial movements. One significant red flag was the reported withdrawal of approximately Tk 120 crore in deposits shortly after the regime change.
According to findings by the ACC and the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), an account titled “MS Promotions” was opened at One Bank’s Karwan Bazar branch in 2017 by Kabir Hossain, with Munni Saha listed as the nominee. Another account under the name “Prime Traders” at One Bank’s Khatunganj branch in Chattogram received repeated interest waivers and loan renewals, despite having no apparent commercial ties to MS Promotions. Nevertheless, both accounts reportedly handled transactions involving several crores of taka.
Authorities are currently examining the origin and intent behind these transactions, including the possibility of funds being transferred abroad through unauthorised channels.
Investigators are also reviewing property holdings, notably a duplex house registered in Munni Saha’s name at 165 Roza Green in the Santiniketan residential area, situated along the Gulshan-Tejgaon Link Road in Dhaka.
The investigation remains ongoing.
