The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a charge sheet against former Bangladesh Cricket Board director Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan in a case filed over accumulating illegal wealth.
The commission cleared the charge sheet on Monday after the investigation officer submitted a report recommending filing of the charge sheet to a court.
Mahbub Hossain, secretary at the ACC, confirmed the matter.
On October 27, 2019, Lokman, also the former director in-charge of Mohammedan Sporting Club Ltd, was sued on allegations of acquiring assets worth over Tk4.34 crore beyond known income sources.
There are also allegations against him of money laundering and acquiring assets through his involvement in various illegal activities including casino business, extortion, and tender manipulation.
Additionally, there are allegations that Lokman siphoned off over Tk61 lakh to three entities in Australia. The entities are -- Melbournebase Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Jesse National Australia Bank Limited (NAB).
Lokman was arrested on September 26, 2019 by the members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from his Dhaka residence.
In September last year, the commission sent a Mutual Legal Assistance Request (MLAR) to the Australian authorities through the Ministry of Home Affairs to bring the money back. But the commission has not received any response in this regard.
In November last year, a Dhaka court framed charges against Lokman in a money laundering case.
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in 2019 filed the case with Motijheel police station, accusing Lokman of amassing wealth through casino business and laundering the money to Australian Banks.
