A Dhaka court on Wednesday, for the second time, deferred the charge hearing in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, his wife, and their two children over allegations of amassing illegal wealth and laundering money.
Acting Judge Md Abdus Salam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-10 set August 10 for the hearing as the court's regular judge was on leave. The hearing was previously deferred on May 24 for the same reason.
The other accused are Kamal's wife, Lutful Tahmina Khan, son Shafi Moddassir Khan Jyoti, and daughter Shafia Tasnim Khan.
As the case was scheduled for the charge hearing, Jyoti, who is currently in jail, was produced before the court.
The ACC filed the case against Kamal on October 9, 2024, over allegations of acquiring assets beyond his known sources of income. Following its investigation, the anti-graft body submitted the charge sheet against all four accused on December 18, 2024.
According to the charge sheet, Kamal, while serving as a minister, allegedly abused his office and engaged in corrupt practices to acquire assets worth Tk22.58 crore that were inconsistent with his known sources of income.
The ACC also alleged that he conducted transactions worth Tk87.46 crore through nine bank accounts to conceal or disguise the illicit origin of funds obtained through corruption and bribery, constituting offenses under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.
The accused have been charged under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.
