Staff Reporter:
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two cases against former MP Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury alias Nixon Chowdhury and his wife for their alleged involvement in suspicious bank transactions amounting to over Tk3,162 crore.
ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain disclosed the information at a press briefing at its headquarters in the capital on Thursday.
According to the case documents, Nixon, a former MP from Faridpur-4 constituency and nephew of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and his wife Tarin Hossain transacted Tk3,162 crore through their 72 bank accounts.
Nixon deposited Tk715 crore and withdrew Tk686 crore through his 55 accounts while Tk881.55 crore was deposited and Tk878.79 crore was withdrawn from 17 accounts associated with his wife.
Akhtar said, “During his tenure as the lawmaker from Faridpur-4, Nixon Chowdhury abused his power, amassing assets worth Tk11.23 crore beyond known sources of income. He also engaged in illegal fund transfers and money laundering.”
“Using the clout of her husband, Tarin Hossain acquired assets worth Tk8.05 crore beyond known sources of income and engaged in unusual transactions through her accounts and related entities,” he said.
Besides, the ACC filed separate cases against former Narsingdi-2 MP Anwarul Ashraf Khan and his wife Afroja Sultana for amassing Tk11,82,90,317 and Tk3,98,59,750 respectively illegally.
It also found suspicious transactions of Tk441,16,64,205 in Anwarul’s 30 bank accounts.
