The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against Jahangir Alam, former personal assistant to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and his wife Kamrun Nahar on the charge of amassing wealth illegally.
ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain said the decision was made during the ACC's regular meeting on Tuesday.
ACC has found evidence of suspicious transactions of Tk 6,266,518,107 through the bank accounts of Md Jahangir Alam, former personal assistant to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
According to the ACC, the funds were transacted across 23 accounts in eight banks under Jahangir's name and the names of entities he owns, allegedly to launder and enjoy the wealth earned illegally.
The anti-graft watchdog on Tuesday (17 December) also filed a case against Jahangir, popularly known as Pani Jahangir, at its Dhaka Integrated District Office for reportedly accumulating over Tk 18.29 crore worth of assets beyond known income sources. Akhtar Hossain said their investigation revealed substantial discrepancies.
The commission also discovered that Jahangir's wife Kamrun Nahar amassed Tk 6.80 crore of unexplained wealth despite being a housewife. A separate case has been filed against her as well.
ACC officials revealed that Nahar, with her husband's assistance, operated seven savings and DPS accounts in two banks, conducting transactions worth over Tk 5.96 crore.
Due to these abnormal financial activities, both Jahangir and Nahar face charges under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act and Money Laundering Prevention Act, said ACC official Akhtar.
According to a CID statement, Jahangir allegedly acquired assets worth over Tk 400 crore and his wife Nahar holds assets valued at Tk 7.3 crore, including a 2,360 sqft apartment in Dhanmondi, a car, and Tk 73 lakh in business capital, along with Tk1.17 crore in bank deposits.
CID alleged that Jahangir himself owns agricultural and non-agricultural land worth Tk 4 crore in his home district, two shops in Mohammadpur and New Market, a seven-storey building and two flats in Mirpur, a single-storey house in his village, and a four-storey house on his ancestral property in Noakhali's Chatkhil.
His movable assets include Tk 2.52 crore in cash and bank deposits, a DPS of Tk 2.75 lakh, an FDR of Tk 1.3 crore, and his wife's bank balance of Tk 27.97 lakh, a DPS of Tk 18.75 lakh, and investments in partnership firms amounting to Tk 6.24 crore, it added.
