Tk948cr transacted through 20 accounts: cases filed against ex-MP Didarul Alam, wife
According to the case statement against Didarul Alam, the ACC found that the former MP owns immovable assets worth Tk24.33 crore and movable assets worth Tk33.27 crore, amounting to a total of Tk57.60 crore.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against Didarul Alam, former lawmaker from Chattogram-4, and his wife, Ismat Ara, on charges of amassing wealth beyond known sources of income and engaging in suspicious financial transactions.
According to the case statement against Didarul Alam, the ACC found that the former MP owns immovable assets worth Tk24.33 crore and movable assets worth Tk33.27 crore, amounting to a total of Tk57.60 crore.
A review of his income tax files revealed that between fiscal years 2010-11 and 2024-25, Didarul Alam reported an income of Tk69.62 crore while showing expenditures of Tk15.96 crore, leaving declared savings of Tk53.65 crore. However, the ACC determined that Tk10.03 crore of his income had no acceptable source.
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Investigators also discovered a shortfall of Tk13.98 crore when comparing his declared income with his reported assets. In addition, Alam operated 20 bank accounts, through which Tk948.88 crore was transacted, Tk475.98 crore in deposits and Tk472.90 crore in withdrawals, in an apparent attempt to conceal the sources of his income.
Based on these findings, the former lawmaker has been charged under Section 27(1) of the ACC Act 2004, Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947, and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012.
In the separate case against his wife, Ismat Ara, the ACC alleged that she owns immovable property worth Tk2.61 crore and movable assets worth Tk57.09 lakh. From FY2014-15 to FY2024-25, her total legal income stood at Tk2.38 crore, while her expenditure during the same period amounted to Tk29.75 lakh, leaving declared assets of Tk1.70 crore.
However, the watchdog found unexplained wealth worth Tk1.47 crore in her name, which investigators say originated from bribes and corruption committed by her husband during his tenure as an MP.
As a result, Ismat Ara has been charged under Section 27(1) of the ACC Act 2004 for possessing assets inconsistent with known income. Didarul Alam has been accused under Section 109 of the Penal Code for abetting his wife in holding illicit assets.
The cases were filed today (11 September) at the ACC's Chattogram Integrated District Office-1 by Assistant Director Md Abdul Malek from the commission's headquarters.
