The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has withdrawn a case filed against Anis Ahmed, the founder and CEO of MGH Group, on charges of amassing illegal wealth.
The development came after Judge Mohammad Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court issued the order on Monday, following the submission of an application by the ACC seeking the withdrawal of prosecution under Section 494 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The court also cleared Anis of all charges in the case.
Public Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam, who represented the anti-graft watchdog, confirmed the withdrawal.
The ACC had filed the case against Anis on December 28, 2022, with its Integrated District Office in Dhaka-1, accusing him of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk136 crore. Earlier, in February 2020, the ACC had interrogated Anis at the commission.
In March this year, the ACC approved and filed a charge sheet in court, accusing Anis of the illegal acquisition of Tk17.22 crore.
However, in the application submitted in court on Monday, the ACC said that since there was no evidence against him to proceed with this case, the case should be withdrawn.
