The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved three lawsuits against AKM Awal, former Awami League lawmaker, and his wife Lyla Parveen, on allegations of grabbing government lands in Pirojpur.
The anti-graft body approved the cases at a regular meeting held at its Dhaka office on Monday, confirmed ACC Deputy Director (Media) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee.
He said: "The commission’s Deputy Director Md Ali Akbar will file the cases soon."
According to the case files, former ruling party lawmaker AKM Awal, misusing his power while in office, leased government land by providing false information and built a three storey building there in his wife's name.
Later, that building was rented to Pirojpur Rural Electrification Association.
In a separate incident, the couple grabbed another piece of government land in Swarupkat upazila of the district and built a mansion there.
The former ruling party lawmaker and his wife have also been accused of grabbing a half acre plot of government land and building an illegal wall around it in Pirojpur district.
The anti-graft watchdog will soon send a notice to the offending couple, asking for separate wealth statements, added the ACC official.