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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2025
ACC files cases against ex-railway minister Zillul Hakim, wife and son

Bangladesh

UNB
16 January, 2025, 10:25 pm
Last modified: 16 January, 2025, 10:29 pm

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ACC files cases against ex-railway minister Zillul Hakim, wife and son

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

UNB
16 January, 2025, 10:25 pm
Last modified: 16 January, 2025, 10:29 pm
Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission. File Photo: TBS
Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission. File Photo: TBS

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday (16 January) 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 29 August last year.

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

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In the first case, the former railway minister has been accused of acquiring illegal assets worth Tk24.29 crore and making unusual bank transactions worth Tk278.82 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 Tk20.24 crore in six 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 Tk2.62 crore and making unusual transactions worth Tk15.50 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.

In the first case, Fahmi has been accused of acquiring illegal assets worth Tk20.11 crore and making unusual transactions worth Tk60.98 crore million and $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 Tk1.29 crore and making unusual transactions worth Tk3.17 crore in three bank accounts.

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