ACC sues ex-minister Asaduzzaman Noor over illegal wealth, suspicious transactions
According to ACC, the former minister made suspicious transactions of about Tk158 crore through his 19 bank accounts
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed a case against former cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor for acquiring illegal wealth and suspected transactions through his bank accounts.
The filing of the case was approved at a meeting of the commission at the ACC headquarters, said Md Atkarul Islam, deputy director of the Public Relations Department.
According to the ACC sources, Noor, also a central leader of Bangladesh Awami League, has been accused of amassing wealth worth Tk5.37 crore that is beyond his known sources of income.
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Noor acquired Tk29 crore but he mentioned his income as Tk23 crore in his tax return.
Additionally, he also made suspicious transactions of about Tk158 crore through his 19 bank accounts.
The ACC filed the case under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, sub-section 2 and 3 under Section 4of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, and Section 109 of Bangladesh Penal Code (BPC).
