ACC sues Papon, wife over Tk800 crore in suspicious transactions
Papon allegedly obtained Tk742.73 crore through bribery and corruption across 20 bank accounts
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon and his wife Roksana Hassan over alleged suspicious transactions totaling approximately Tk800 crore.
ACC Director General Akhter Hossain confirmed the development to reporters today (5 May).
Papon faces charges under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act for possessing assets worth Tk20.07 crore beyond known sources of income, said the ACC official.
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Additionally, the former MP has been charged under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for suspicious transactions amounting to Tk742.73 crore, allegedly obtained through bribery and corruption across 20 bank accounts.
Roksana Hassan has also been charged for acquiring Tk12 crore in assets beyond her known income source and conducting suspicious transactions worth Tk49.32 crore through 11 bank accounts.
A separate case has also been filed against former BCB director Ismail Haider Mallick for allegedly amassing illegal assets worth Tk3 crore and carrying out suspicious transactions of the same amount.
Earlier on 16 March, a Dhaka court ordered banks to freeze 27 bank accounts of former Kishoreganj-6 lawmaker Nazmul Hassan Papon, his wife Roksana Hassan and other family members over graft allegations.
