Staff Reporter:
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has submitted charge sheets against 352 individuals in connec-tion with 111 corruption cases involving a total of Taka 1,235 crore.
The anti-graft watchdog submitted these charge sheets from the January-March period this year.
“The anti graft agency has filed 153 graft cases against 477 persons on charges of their involvement in embezzling Taka 5,118 crore from January to March this year,” according a quarterly report of the ACC.
The report said that the main allegations include acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income, em-bezzlement, money laundering, bribery and forgery.
According to the report, among the accused in the case 144, the maximum number, are government ser-vice-holders and the figure is 203 among the charge-sheeted accused.
Among the accused in corruption cases, 44 are businesspeople, 60 politicians, 11 people’s representatives while 105 belong to different professions. Among the charge-sheeted accused, 18 are businesspeople, 7 politicians, 9 people’s representatives while 66 belong to different professions.
It said United Super Traders proprietor Md Golam Kibria Chowdhury, former chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC S Alam and his son Ahsanul Alam and 44 others embezzled Taka 1113.93 crore.
Awami League Presidium member and former lawmaker Jahangir Kabir Nanak, his wife Syeda Arjuman Banu and daughter S Amreen Rakhi laundered about Taka 260 crore through Ratul Telecom Limited.
Former lawmaker from Narayanganj-4 constituency Shamim Osman and his wife Salma Osman laun-dered about Taka 194 crore in the name of Telecommunications Limited Company.
Former lawmaker from Mymensingh-10 constituency Fahmi Golandaz Babel and his wife Sharmin Go-landaz amassed assets worth of Taka 64 crore beyond his known source of income and laundered about US$ 1,72,000.
According to the case, dismissed Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan and his wife Nusrat Jahan laundered Taka 342.5 crore, while former National Board of Revenue member Matiur Rahman, his wife Laila Kaniz, son Ah-med Taufiqur Rahman Arnab and daughter Farzana Rahman Ipsita jointly acquired assets worth about Taka 97.17 crore beyond their known sources of income.
Talking to , ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhter Hossain said that the ACC investigates any complaint before fling a case.
“And the charge-sheet is submitted within 180 days of filing a case. In this case, we do not consider any party identity. The process of taking action against accused is going on,” he said.
