The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found abnormal transactions amounting to Tk416.74 crore in 36 bank accounts belonging to former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and his family members.
The ACC has filed cases against Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and four others for various allegations of corruption, money laundering, and the acquisition of vast amounts of illegal wealth.
On Wednesday, separate five cases were filed against them at the ACC’s integrated district office.
During a press briefing at the ACC headquarters on the same day, ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain provided this information.
Besides Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, the other accused are his wife Lutful Tahmina Khan, son Shafi Moddassir Khan Jyoti, daughter Shafia Tasnim Khan, and personal assistant (PA) Monir Hossain.
The ACC found that PA Monir Hossain had illegal transactions of Tk31.31 crore in his bank accounts.
Director General Md Akhtar Hossain stated that investigations are ongoing into allegations against several others, including the former Minister’s PS and retired Additional Secretary Md Harun-or Rashid, Joint Secretary of the Home Ministry Dhananjay Kumar Das, DIG of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Molla Nazrul Islam, former Public Relations Officer of the Home Ministry Sharif Mahmud Apu, and administrative officer Molla Ibrahim Hossain.
Legal actions will be taken once the investigations are complete.
He also noted that the case against Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was filed by ACC’s Deputy Director of Special Investigation and Research-1, Md Jahangir Alam, based on accusations of money laundering, recruitment, and transfer trade involving bribery.
The ACC has evidence of suspicious transactions worth Tk55.94 crore in eight of his bank accounts.
Charges have been filed under the Prevention of Corruption and Money Laundering Acts for the conversion and concealment of these illegally acquired assets.
The ACC found suspicious transactions totaling Tk43.77 crore through ten other bank accounts belonging to Lutful Tahmina Khan and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
In this regard, Deputy Director Muhammad Zainal Abedin has filed a case against both of them at the ACC’s integrated district office.
The third case against Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and son Shafi Moddassir Khan Jyoti was filed by ACC Assistant Director Abul Kalam Azad, accusing them of suspicious transactions involving Tk84.77 crore through transfer, conversion, and relocation.
The fourth case against Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and daughter Shafia Tasnim Khan was filed by ACC Assistant Director Mohammad Jinnatul Islam, alleging suspicious transactions of Tk26.34 crore through various bank accounts.
ACC Assistant Director Md Nasrullah Hossain filed a case against PA Monir Hossain, who was found to have suspicious transactions totaling Tk31.31 crore through his 12 bank accounts.
