The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former MP Omar Faruk Chowdhury and three others for amassing illegal wealth beyond known sources of income and laundering money through corruption.
The case involves suspicious transactions amounting to hundreds of crores of taka.
ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the case on Wednesday.
According to the case details, Omar Faruk Chowdhury, the former lawmaker of Rajshahi-1 and ex-state minister for industries, illegally acquired and possessed Tk13.61 crore in assets.
The ACC report states that he deposited Tk224.44 crore and withdrew Tk220.79 crore from 57 bank accounts, with total suspicious transactions reaching Tk445.23 crore, violating anti-corruption and money laundering laws.
His wife, Nigar Sultana Chowdhury, has also been accused of acquiring Tk2.23 crore in wealth beyond known sources and conducting questionable transactions worth Tk4.35 crore. She maintained 11 bank accounts, depositing Tk2.48 crore and withdrawing Tk1.86 crore.
Both Omar Faruk and his wife are being charged under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004, the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947, and the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012.
Additionally, Jahangir Alam, former chairman of Godagari Upazila Parishad in Rajshahi, has been charged with illegally acquiring Tk1.11 crore in wealth beyond his known income sources.
Lutfor Haider Rashid, former chairman of Tanore Upazila Parishad in Rajshahi, has also been accused of amassing Tk49.68 lakh in illegal wealth.
The ACC has filed cases against them under the ACC Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act, with ACC Assistant Director Mohammad Zinnatul Islam as the complainant in all cases.
