ACC sues ex-whip Noor-e-Alam, wife over acquiring Tk71 crore assets illegally
The anti-graft body also accuses the former whip of conducting Tk232cr suspicious transactions
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two cases against former chief whip and Madaripur-1 MP Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton and his wife, alleging illegal acquisition of assets worth Tk71 crore and suspicious transactions of Tk232 crore.
ACC Director General (prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the filing of the cases today (24 March).
The first case accuses Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury of illegally acquiring Tk57.59 crore in assets and conducting Tk232.11 crore in suspicious transactions across eight bank accounts.
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The second case names both Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury and his wife Zeenat Parveen Chowdhury. It alleges Zeenat Parveen acquired Tk13.82 crore in undeclared assets through illegal means, with her husband's assistance, despite having no legitimate income source.
The cases were filed under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2012, and the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947.
