The Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh (ACC) on Wednesday filed two separate cases against former chairman of Bangladesh Samabay Bank Limited Mohiuddin Ahmed and his wife Nurjahan Begum for accumulating wealth beyond their known source of income and concealing information about their assets.
ACC Deputy Director Jahangir Alam filed the case with the ACC's Dhaka Integrated District Office, ACC deputy director ( spokesperson), said the cases were filed under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.
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According to the case statement, Mohiuddin did not disclose information of assets worth TK 1 lakh while the ACC found the evidence of TK 2.7 crore assets beyond his known sources of income.
On the other hand, according to the case statement that Mohiuddin's wife, Nurjahan Begum, declared assets worth Tk 1.33 crore to the ACC while investigation found that she concealed information about of wealth worth TK 14.7 lakh and she acquired assets worth Tk 1.19 crore beyond her known income sources.
Earlier, on February 16, 2021, Mohiuddin, along with eight others, was accused of embezzling Tk 11 crore worth of gold deposited by customers of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Limited. However, he was later excluded from the charge sheet.