ACC sues ex-chairman of Basic Bank, family

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed four cases against Sheikh Abdul Hai Bachchu, former chairman of Basic Bank Limited and his family members on charges of acquiring illegal wealth worth TK 248 crore and laundering money.

ACC Director General Md. Akhter Hossain disclosed the matter at a media briefing on Sunday

On June 12, 2023, the ACC approved charge sheets against 147 people including Abdul Hai Bachchu.

Out of the total 59 charge sheets by the agency, Abdul Hai Bachchu and Company Secretary Shah Alam Bhuiyan were included as new accused in the investigation of 58 cases.

However, Bachchu was not made an accused in any of the cases filed in 2015

Bachchu was made an accused in a charge sheet after 8 long years of filing the case.

Besides, a chargesheet was submitted against six people, including Bachchu, his wife, children and brother, and Hotel Le Meridien owner Amin Ahmed in April last year, for allegedly trying to conceal information of around Tk 95 crore by showing the purchase of 30.25 kathas of land in the capital's Cantonment Bazaar in April last year and evading revenue of TK 8.5 crore.