The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed separate cases against Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) HR Manager Hujjat Ullah and his wife Mahmuda Khatun.
ACC Deputy Director Selina Akhtar filed these cases at the Dhaka Integrated District Office-1 On Monday.
They are accused of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income.
According to the charge sheet, Hujjat Ullah submitted an asset statement on February 28, 2021 after requesting his asset details. Verification revealed that he acquired fixed and movable assets worth Tk19,392,705 beyond his known income and concealed assets worth Tk19,068,091, an offence under the ACC Act. He is currently the HR manager at DPDC and resides in Betbari Village, Tangail.
Similarly, his wife, Mahmuda Khatun, submitted her asset details on the same date. Verification showed she acquired assets worth Tk11,685,604 beyond her known income and concealed assets worth Tk8,922,523 in her statement to the ACC with her husband's assistance.
Hujjat Ullah and his wife, Mahmuda Khatun, have committed punishable offences under the ACC Act by acquiring assets beyond known sources of income and concealing information in their asset statements.
The cases against them were filed on Monday after approval from the ACC.