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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Abul Hasanat Abdullah, accusing him of accumulating Tk 1.22 billion in illegal assets and engaging in large-scale money laundering over a decade.
According to the case statement, filed by SM Rashedur Reza, Deputy Director of the ACC on October 16, the former Barishal-1 MP acquired wealth worth Tk 197.1 million beyond his known sources of income and conducted suspicious transactions totaling Tk 804.9 million through several bank accounts.
The case, lodged with the ACC's Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1, alleges that Abdullah used his position as a member of parliament between 2011 and 2024 to obtain undue financial benefits through abuse of power, corruption, and bribery.
The commission alleges that he amassed immovable assets worth over Tk 102 million and movable assets worth Tk 393 million, in addition to conducting large, unexplained bank transactions that were inconsistent with his declared income.
Investigators found evidence suggesting that Abdullah transferred and converted these illegally obtained funds through multiple personal and business accounts, in violation of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, and the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.
The ACC said the former MP's actions constitute offences punishable under section 27(1) of the ACC Act, sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, and section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
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