ACC sues Sajeeb Wazed Joy over Tk60cr illegally acquired assets
According to the case statement, Joy was found to possess movable assets — including fixed deposit receipts (FDRs), furniture, cash, and bank balances — worth Tk6.78 crore, and immovable assets worth Tk54.39 crore.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sued Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her adviser on information and communication technology (ICT) affairs, over allegations of illegally amassing assets worth Tk60.14 crore.
"While serving as the adviser, he abused his position as a public servant for dishonest purposes, acquiring assets worth Tk 60.14 crore inconsistent with his known sources of income. A case has been filed against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act," ACC Director General Akhter Hossain said at a press conference at the ACC headquarters today (14 August).
"Joy laundered money through hundi and other channels to the United States, where he purchased or invested in two houses worth Tk54.04 crore," he added.
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The funds were not declared in his Bangladesh income tax records and were smuggled out of the country, he said.
The ACC official also said transactions amounting to Tk3.46 crore were done through two of Joy's bank accounts, bringing the total of suspicious transactions to Tk57.50 crore.
"This led to a separate case being filed under the Money Laundering Prevention Act," he added.
According to the case statement, Joy was found to possess movable assets — including fixed deposit receipts (FDRs), furniture, cash, and bank balances — worth Tk6.78 crore, and immovable assets worth Tk54.39 crore.
The statement notes that this brings the total value of his movable and immovable assets to Tk61.18 crore. Of this, Joy spent Tk28.76 lakh, against a legitimate income of Tk1.32 crore.
