Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed cases against former railway minister and Rajbari-2 MP Zillul Hakim, his wife Saida Hakim and son Ashiq Mahmud Mitul for allegedly acquiring illegal assets and making unusual bank transactions.

The ACC has filed three separate cases against Zillul Hakim and his family while the ACC began investigating corruption allegations against Zillul Hakim on August 29 last year.

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The MP won the 2014, 2018 and 2024 parliamentary elections with nomination of Awami League.

In the first case, the former railway minister has been accused of acquiring illegal assets worth TK 24.29 crore and making unusual bank transactions worth Tk 278.82 crore.

In the second case, Zillul Hakim is accused along with his wife, Saida Hakim. Saida Hakim has been accused of acquiring illegal assets worth TK 4 crore and making unusual transactions worth Tk 20.24 crore in 6 bank accounts in her name. 

Zillul Hakim and his son Ashiq Mahmud Mitul have been accused in the third case.

The case statement says that his wife and son have become wealthy due to Zillul Hakim's illegal assets. Mitul has been accused of acquiring illegal assets worth TK 2.62 crore and making unusual transactions worth Tk 15.50 in a single bank account.

On the other hand, the Commission has filed a case against former member of parliament from Mymensingh-10 Fahmi Golandaz Babel and his wife Sharmin Golandaz on the same charges.

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In the first case, Fahmi has been accused of acquiring illegal assets worth Tk 20.11 crore and making unusual transactions worth TK 60.98 crore million and USD 1,71,646 in 16 bank accounts.

In the second case, Fahmi and his wife Sharmin have been accused while Sharmin has been accused of acquiring illegal assets worth Tk

1.29  crore and making unusual transactions worth Tk 3.17 crore in three bank accounts.