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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed three separate cases against Nazmul Hassan Papon, former youth and sports minister and president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), his wife Roksana Hasan and former Executive Director of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited and BCB Director Ismail Haider Mollick.
They have been made accused of illegally amassing wealth worth Tk 357.7 million, ACC Director General (DG) Akhtar Hossain disclosed the information while briefing newsmen at the commission’s headquarters in the capital’s Segunbagicha on Monday, reports BSS.
In addition, the ACC has also sought the wealth statements from another five persons, he said.
Akhtar Hossain said that the ACC recommended for filing cases against Papon under section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004; section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012, as he amassed assets worth of Tk 200.7 million without known sources of income.
Additionally, he is accused of conducting suspicious transactions totalling Tk 7.43 billion through 20 bank accounts under his name.
His wife, Roksana Hasan, has been accused of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 120 million beyond her known income sources. She allegedly conducted suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 493.3 million through 11 bank accounts, the ACC official said.
The ACC recommended suing against her under section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004; section 4(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012 and section 109 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, Ismail Haider was accused of acquiring wealth worth Tk 37.0 million beyond known sources of income, Hossain said, adding: “He allegedly conducted suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 3,30,26,701.89 through his eight bank accounts.
The ACC also recommended filing another separate case against him.
In addition to filing the cases, the ACC has also sought wealth statements from Papon’s daughter Rushmila Rahman, son Rafsan Rahman children and Ismail’s wife.
In addition, the ACC has also sought wealth statements from Papon’s daughter Rushmila Rahman, son Rafsan Rahman, Rakin Al Mahmood, strategic brand manager of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, his wife Sunehra Rahman and Ismail Haider’s wife Sultana Nijhum.