The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed three cases against former Awami League lawmaker for Cumilla-6 constituency AKM Bahauddin Bahar, his wife Meherunessa, and their daughter and former Cumilla City Corporation mayor Tahseen Bahar Shuchona on charges of amassing illegal wealth.
The commission filed the cases with the ACC鈥檚 integrated district office in Dhaka-1, said ACC director general (prevention) Md Aktar Hossain.
The case against Bahar was filed on charge of acquiring illegal wealth worth Tk 67.43 crore.
According to the case, an ACC inquiry revealed that Bahar amassed total wealth worth Tk 73.15 crore, of which only Tk 5.72 crore was legally accounted for, but he acquired the rest of the money beyond known sources of income.
Besides, suspicious transactions totalling Tk 258.68 crore were also found in his 29 bank accounts.
The case against Bahar鈥檚 wife Meherunness was filed on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 2.37 crore.
The case stated that Meheruness, being a housewife, showed her as a businesswoman in her income tax document to legalise her husband鈥檚 illegal money.
The case against Thasin Bahar Shuchona was lodged on charges of acquiring illegal assets worth Tk 3.05 crore.
ACC inquiry revealed that she amassed assets worth Tk 5.97 crore, of which Tk 2.92 crore was acquired legally, and the rest of the wealth was amassed beyond known sources of income, said the case statement.
ACC also found suspicious transactions of Tk 42.58 crore in her 16 bank accounts, said the case statement.
The commission also decided to issue notices to Bahar鈥檚 daughters Ayman Bahar and Aziza Bahar, as it found Ayman amassing assets worth Tk 1.47 crore and Aziza amassing assets worth Tk 65.44 lakh beyond known sources of income.
