ACC files case against sub-registrar, wife, daughter over graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has lodged two separate cases against Sub-Registrar Md Nurul Amin Talukder, his wife Mosammat Nurunnahar Khanam, and daughter Jinnat Talukder, accusing them of amassing and laundering money to the tune of over Tk 301 million through abuse of power and corruption.

According to the ACC, Amin, while serving as a sub-registrar in Tangail, earned illegal money through abuse of authority and transferred a large portion of it to his wife and daughter to legalise the ill-gotten wealth.

In the first case, Jinnat Talukder (26) was accused of concealing information about Tk 18.4 million worth of assets and conducting suspicious transactions totalling Tk 17.4 million across five bank accounts. The ACC said the funds came from her father's illegal sources of income.

In the second case, Nurunnahar Khanam (53) allegedly concealed wealth worth Tk 51.7 million and conducted suspicious transactions involving Tk 301 million through 23 bank accounts.

Investigators said her husband transferred the illegal income to her name to disguise the source of the funds.

Both cases were filed under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, and sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, along with Section 109 of the Penal Code for abetment.

ACC officials said investigations were ongoing to identify other assets, land holdings, and bank deposits linked to the accused family.

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