The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed cases against former Jatiya Party lawmaker from Satkhira 2 constituency M Abdul Jabbar and his son Mahbub Hossain on charges of accumulating illegal wealth beyond their known sources of income.
ACC Assistant Director M Masudur Rahman lodged two cases against the duo with Ramna police station.
According to primary inquiry, the duo accumulated illegal wealth worth Tk2 crore and concealed the information in the wealth statements they had submitted to the ACC, Deputy Director Pranab Kumer Bhattacharya told the Dhaka Tribune.
The case statement reads that Jabbar accumulated illegal wealth of over Tk1.73 crore while his son over Tk19 lakh. If found guilty, the accused would have to face maximum 10 years’ imprisonment.
In January, the ACC launched inquiry into the phenomenal rise in wealth and assets of three former ministers, three parliament members, and three former lawmakers of the BNP, Awami League and Jatiya Party.