United News of Bangladesh

Journalist Anis Alamgir has been shown arrested in a graft and money laundering case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faez passed the order after hearing a petition submitted by the ACC, said its lawyer Torikul Islam Torik. Earlier, on January 25, the investigation officer and ACC Assistant Director Akhtaruzzaman submitted the petition. The ACC lodged the case on January 15 accusing Anis Alamgir of acquiring assets beyond his known sources of income and engaging in money laundering. According to the case statement, the ACC found that Anis owned immovable properties worth Tk25 lakh and movable assets valued at Tk3.84 crore, bringing his total assets to more than Tk4.09 crore. His family and other expenses were estimated at Tk15.90 lakh. His total asset accumulation stood at over Tk4.25 crore, while the ACC identified his lawful income at Tk 99.09 lakh. This included Tk54.45 lakh in previous savings, Tk19.39 lakh from talk shows and consultancy, Tk22 lakh from plot sales, and Tk3.24 lakh from savings certificates and bank interest, it said. Anis acquired assets worth Tk3.26 crore beyond his declared income, accounting for about 77 percent of his total assets. Anis was earlier detained by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on December 14 last year from Dhanmondi. Amnesty, CPJ call on govt to release Anis Alamgir unconditionally He was taken to the DB office for interrogation and was placed on a five-day remand the following day by a court order. After completion of the remand, he was sent to jail on December 20 and has remained in custody since then. He was shown arrested in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Uttara West Police Station in the capital.