The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has initiated an inquiry into allegations of money laundering against Jahangir Alam, widely known as "Pani Jahangir."
Jahangir, who was previously employed as a personal assistant to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and supplied water to Sudha Sadan, has been accused of accumulating illegal wealth amounting to around Tk400 crore, according to a CID press release.
The release revealed that Jahangir allegedly siphoned off significant amounts of money to the United States under the name of AK Real State Limited through illegal channels.
CID statistics also highlighted that Jahangir’s wife, Kamrun Nahar, holds substantial assets, including a 2,630-square-foot flat in Dhanmondi, a car, Tk73 lakh business capital, and over Tk1.17 crore in bank deposits. Combined, her assets amount to Tk7.30 crore.
Jahangir's own holdings include Tk4 crore worth of agricultural and non-agricultural land in his hometown, Chatkhil, Noakhali, along with two shops in Mohammadpur and New Market, a seven-story building and two flats in Mirpur, a one-story house in his village, and a four-story building at his ancestral property.
Additionally, the family owns an eight-story building in Harinapur, Maijdee, Noakhali. Jahangir’s personal bank accounts reportedly hold over Tk2.52 crore, along with other financial assets including DSPs and FDRs worth Tk1.30 crore.
His partnership business capital stands at Tk6.25 crore. Meanwhile, his wife has Tk27.97 lakh in bank deposits and Tk18.75 lakh in a DPS, as per the CID report.
