United News of Bangladesh

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth over Tk 5.37 crore and being involved in suspicious transactions of around Tk 159 crore. ACC Deputy Director Md Akhtarul Islam said the case was filed against the former minister on Tuesday. According to the case statement, Noor accumulated assets worth around Tk 5.38 crore which are inconsistent with his known sources of income. CID freezes over Tk 17.39 crore in accounts of former MP Bahar, his daughter Besides, a total of Tk 85.72 crore was deposited and Tk 73.05 crore withdrawn from 19 bank accounts opened under his name—leading to suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 158.78 crore. Following the fall of the Awami League government, Noor—who served as a Member of Parliament for five consecutive terms—was arrested on September 15 last year.

Former minister Asaduzzaman Noor was assaulted by injured students of July-August movement when he was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from jail for treatment. Some injured victims of the movement attacked Noor when he was taken there for treatment at noon, witnesses said. Bulbul Ahmed, an injured victim, alleged that the students were taken to director Birg Gen Rezaur Rahman’s room after the incident and the director seized the mobile phone set of the students. Some vehicles torched near BSMMU Hospital amid clash between protesters, AL activists The director could not be reached over phone for comments. The former cultural affairs minister was arrested from Nawraton Colony on Bailey Road on September 16 and sent to jail in a murder case after the fall of Awami League government. Health Minister lauds country's doctors for skills, talent after successful separation of conjoined twins at BSMMU Noor has represented the Awami League in Parliament since 2001. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Nilphamari-2 in the most recent 12th National Parliament elections. He assumed the role of Cultural Affairs Minister on January 13, 2014, following the Awami League’s victory in the 10th National Parliament elections held on January 5, 2013, and continued his full term till January 7, 2019.