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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday approved a chargesheet against former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and his wife Lutful Tahmina Khan over allegations of illegal wealth and suspicious transactions worth about Tk 215.2 million.
The ACC filed the chargesheet accusing the former minister and his wife of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income and laundering money.
Deputy Director of the ACC's public relations department Md Aktarul Islam confirmed the information on the day.
According to the ACC, investigators found that assets worth Tk 183.3 million were accumulated in the name of Lutful Tahmina Khan, including both movable and immovable properties. Her family expenses were estimated at Tk 16.5 million. As a result, the total amount stood at about Tk 200.9 million.
The investigation found that her acceptable income was only Tk 52.23 million. This means assets worth Tk 148.7 million were acquired beyond known sources of income.
The case statement says that Asaduzzaman Khan abused his official power and helped his wife accumulate these assets through bribery and corruption.
The ACC also found suspicious transactions of Tk66.57 million deposited in a bank account of a company owned by Lutful Tahmina.
According to investigators, the money was deposited through layering and conversion to hide its illegal source.
The ACC said that evidence of money laundering was found involving a total of Tk 215.27 million, including Tk 148.7 million in illegal wealth and Tk 66.57 million in suspicious bank transactions.
The chargesheet has been filed 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.
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