The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday announced its decision to file separate cases against Gemcon Group chief executive Kazi Anis Ahmed and his brother, also a director of the company, Kazi Inam Ahmed.
ACC director general Akhter Hossain made the announcement at a briefing at the ACC headquarters in Dhaka.
The ACC probe found that Kazi Anis Ahmed amassed wealth worth Tk 80.35 crore beyond his known sources of income. Between 2002 and 2022, there were suspicious transactions of about Tk 80 crore through 20 bank accounts opened in the name of Anis Ahmed, including Tk 38.45 crore withdrawn from the accounts.
Kazi Inam Ahmed, on the other hand, amassed wealth worth Tk 74.78 crore beyond his known sources of income.
In his 14 bank accounts, Inam made suspicious transactions between 2002 and 2022 involving the amount, including over Tk 36 crore withdrawn, said the ACC.
The case has been approved under section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, and sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.