A court on Wednesday sent Abzal Hossain, a suspended accountant of the medical education department under Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), to jail in connection with two cases filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over money laundering and amassing wealth illegally.
Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of the Senior Special Judge’s Court, Dhaka gave the order when Abzal surrendered before it and sought bail in the two cases. After hearing the judge sent him to jail rejecting his bail prayer.
On June 27 of 2019, ACC Deputy Director Md Towfiqul Islam filed the two cases with ACC Integrated District Office of Dhaka 1, accusing Abzal and his wife Rubina Khanam on the charges of money laundering and amassing wealth illegally.
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According to ACC, the first case was lodged on the charges of laundering money worth Tk263,76,81,175, concealing information on wealth worth Tk5,90,28,926 and amassing wealth worth Tk1,51,23,044 beyond known sources of income.
The ACC filed the second case on the charges of laundering money worth Tk20,74,32,032.12, concealing information of wealth worth Tk2,01,19,785 and amassing wealth worth Tk4,79,34,449 beyond known sources of income.
The health ministry suspended Abzal on corruption charges on January 14.
