Ex-secy Kabir Bin Anwar, his wife, ex-minister Shahid sued

ACC

Dhaka, Jan 19 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed cases against former cabinet secretary Kabir Bin Anwar, his wife Toufika Ahmed, and former agriculture minister Md Abdus Shahid, accusing them of acquiring illegal wealth.

The anti-corruption watchdog disclosed the matter in a press release on Sunday.

According to the case details, Kabir Bin Anwar is alleged to have accumulated assets worth Tk 2.84 crore that are not consistent with his known sources of income. The ACC has also identified suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 15.38 crore across nine of his bank accounts.

In a separate case, his wife, Toufika Ahmed, is accused of acquiring assets valued at Tk 4.53 crore without any known legal source. Additionally, the ACC has discovered suspicious deposits totaling Tk 7.78 crore and $22,280 in six of her bank accounts.

The press release said that Kabir Bin Anwar, while serving as a government employee, facilitated the acquisition and possession of assets in the name of his wife, Toufika Ahmed, in an attempt to legalise his own illegal wealth through abuse of power.

Abdus Shahid, a former member of parliament from the Moulvibazar-4 constituency, is accused of possessing non-income assets worth Tk 7.72 crore. He is also reported to have made suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 26.93 crore across 18 bank accounts, both in his own name and in the name of his organisation.

Additionally, his wife, Umm Kulthum, has been served a notice to submit a statement of wealth.

Preliminary investigations have shown that she has acquired non-income assets worth Tk 39.22 lakh.

There is also a possibility that she has more assets, either in her own name or held anonymously, added the release. - UNB