ACC to sue ex-AL MP Hanif, wife over corruption, money laundering
Additionally, the ACC found evidence of "suspicious" financial transactions totaling Tk899 crore through 16 bank accounts registered under their names
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file a case against Awami League Joint General Secretary and former member of parliament of Kushtia-3 Md Mahbubul Alam Hanif, and his wife Fauzia Alam on charges of amassing illegal wealth and money laundering.
ACC Director General Akhter Hossain disclosed the development during a press briefing at the commission's headquarters in the capital's Segunbagicha today (14 July).
According to the ACC's investigation report, Hanif and his wife allegedly accumulated Tk32 crore in assets beyond their known sources of income through cooperation and collusion.
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Additionally, the ACC found evidence of "suspicious" financial transactions totaling Tk899 crore through 16 bank accounts registered under their names.
The funds are suspected to have originated from bribery and corrupt practices.
