The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed three cases against former Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) driver Syed Abed Ali Jiban, his wife and their son on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth over Tk5 crore and unusual transactions amounting to Tk45 crore.
“ACC Assistant Director Al Amin filed the cases with the commission’s Integrated Office, Dhaka-1,” said ACC Director General Akhter Hossain.
According to case documents, Syed Abed Ali Jiban is accused of conducting suspicious transactions totalling Tk41.29 crore.
He reportedly deposited Tk20.88 crore across 12 bank accounts and withdrew Tk20.41 crore. He is also alleged to have acquired assets worth Tk3.72 crore beyond his known sources of income.
Separate cases were filed against his wife, Shahrin Akhter Shilpi, and son, Syed Sohanur Rahman Siam.
Shilpi is accused of depositing Tk1.78 crore in two bank accounts and withdrawing Tk1.77 crore, with total suspicious transactions amounting to Tk3.56 crore.
Siam, a leader of the Chhatra League, has been charged with acquiring assets worth Tk3.30 crore through unexplained means.
The accused face charges under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012, for allegedly concealing the origins of their illegally obtained assets.
Accused’s Backgrounds
In July last year, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police arrested 17 people, including Abed Ali, in connection with a question paper leak scandal at the PSC. The ACC subsequently launched an investigation into Abed Ali’s activities.
Abed Ali was dismissed from his job in 2014 after allegations of involvement in a question paper leak were proven.
The written examination for the post of Assistant Maintenance Engineer under the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in the non-cadre category on April 22, 2014, was compromised when an examinee was caught with illegal answer sheets.
Investigations revealed Abed Ali’s active involvement in the malpractice, leading to his dismissal.
Originally working as a porter, Abed Ali later became a driver at the PSC. Exploiting his position, he allegedly orchestrated a question paper leak ring and embezzled crores of taka, which he invested in businesses to pose as an industrialist in his locality.
In a separate case, Abed Ali and his son, Siam, were arrested on charges of involvement in the question paper leak for the Bangladesh Railway recruitment exam for the post of Deputy Assistant Engineer.
The arrests were made on July 9 at their flat on Wasa Road in Shewrapara, Dhaka, alongside two deputy directors, an assistant director and 15 others.
