ACC sues ex-MP Bahar, his wife, daughter for amassing wealth illegally
Bahar had acquired assets worth Tk67.43 crore which are inconsistent with his known sources of income. He also conducted transactions worth Tk258.68 crore in 29 bank accounts
Highlights:
- AKM Bahauddin Bahar, his wife and his daughter accused of amassing wealth illegally. Three separate cases filed
- In first case, Bahar has been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012
- In second case, his daughter is accused of acquiring assets inconsistent with her known sources of income
- In third case, his wife has been accused of attempting to legalise her husband's illicit wealth
- Bahar's two other daughters Ayman Bahar and Aziza Bahar have acquired assets inconsistent with their known sources of income
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former Cumilla MP AKM Bahauddin Bahar and his wife Mehrunnesha on charges of acquiring assets worth Tk72.85 crore beyond known sources of income.
In the same case, Bahar's daughter Tahseen Bahar Shuchona, who is a former mayor of Cumilla City Corporation, has also been named as an accused.
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Three separate cases have been filed against the three family members, ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhtar Hossain told the media today (20 January) at the commission's headquarters in Segunbagicha, Dhaka.
He said Bahar had acquired assets worth Tk67.43 crore which are inconsistent with his known sources of income. He also conducted transactions worth Tk258.68 crore in 29 bank accounts.
In the first case, Bahar has been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.
In the second case, former mayor Tahseen Bahar is accused of acquiring assets worth Tk3.4 crore, inconsistent with her known sources of income. She allegedly conducted transactions amounting to Tk42.58 crore in 16 bank accounts.
The third case involves Bahar and his wife Mehrunnesha. A case has been filed against her for attempting to legalise her husband's illicit wealth. She is accused of acquiring illegal assets worth Tk2.37 crore.
Furthermore, the ACC has also found that Bahar's two other daughters Ayman Bahar and Aziza Bahar have acquired assets inconsistent with their known sources of income, amounting to Tk1.47 crore and Tk65 lakh, respectively.
To thoroughly verify the accuracy of this information, the ACC has issued separate asset declaration notices to them under the Anti-corruption Commission Act, 2004.
