Dhaka, Jan 09 (V7N) —The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed cases against two former Members of Parliament—Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury alias Nixon Chowdhury and Anwarul Ashraf Khan—and their wives on charges of corruption, illegal asset accumulation, and money laundering.
The cases, filed at the Commission’s District Office-1, highlight significant amounts of unexplained wealth and suspicious financial transactions by the accused.
At a briefing on Thursday, ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain (Prevention) confirmed the filing of the cases.
According to the case report, Nixon Chowdhury, the former MP from Faridpur-4, is accused of acquiring Tk11.23 crore in unexplained assets during his tenure.
Investigations revealed that he illicitly accumulated Tk71.51 crore, which was funneled through 55 bank accounts under his name and related entities.
These transactions, totaling Tk140.25 crore, have raised serious concerns about money laundering.
His wife, Tarin Hossain, is also implicated. She allegedly amassed Tk8.05 crore in illicit assets, using 17 bank accounts to facilitate suspicious financial transactions amounting to Tk176.03 crore.
This includes deposits of Tk88.15 crore and withdrawals of Tk87.88 crore, suspected by the ACC to be part of a larger money laundering scheme.
Both Nixon Chowdhury and his wife face charges under the Anti-Corruption Act, the Money Laundering Prevention Act, and Section 109 of the Penal Code.
In a separate case, the ACC has accused Anwarul Ashraf Khan, the former MP from Narsingdi-2, and his wife, Afroza Sultana, of similar offenses.
Anwarul is alleged to have acquired Tk11.82 crore in unexplained assets while serving as a public servant.
Investigations found that Khan used his position to accumulate wealth far exceeding his known sources of income, conducting large-scale suspicious transactions.
He is specifically accused of depositing Tk44.16 crore and withdrawing Tk22.47 crore through various bank accounts, activities that suggest money laundering, according to the ACC report.
Afroza Sultana, his wife, is under investigation for acquiring Tk3.98 crore in illicit assets through abnormal banking transactions. Together, the couple’s transactions involved 30 bank accounts, with deposits totaling Tk69.56 crore and withdrawals of Tk22.47 crore.
The total value of their suspicious financial activities exceeds Tk218 crore.
Both cases have been filed under the Corruption Prevention Act, 2004, the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.
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