The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed three cases against former cabinet secretary Kabir Bin Anwar, former lawmaker Md Abdus Shahid, and their wives on charges of amassing illegal wealth.
The three cases were filed with ACC鈥檚 integrated district office in Dhaka-1, said ACC director general (prevention) Md Aktar Hossain.
ACC filed a case against Kabir Bin Anwar on charge of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 2.84 crore and unusual transactions of Tk 15.38 crore in his nine bank accounts.
According to the case, Kabir amassed movable and immovable wealth worth Tk 5.53 crore by scrutinising all related records of his wealth.
Besides, ACC filed a case against Kabir鈥檚 wife, Tofika Ahmed, on charge of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 4.53 crore and unusual transactions of Tk 7.78 crore and $22,280 in her six bank accounts.
According to the case, she amassed total wealth worth Tk 4.71 crore. Her husband, Kabir Bin Anwar, was also named as an accused in the case.
The ACC also filed a case against former lawmaker from the Maulvibazar-4 constituency, Abdus Shahid, on charge of amassing illegal assets worth Tk 7.72 crore.
Shahid amassed wealth worth Tk 6.38 crore, while the unusual transactions of Tk 26.93 crore were found in his 18 bank accounts, said the case statement.
During the inquiry, ACC also found illegal wealth worth Tk 39.22 lakh of Shahid鈥檚 wife Umme Kulsum, and decided to issue a notice asking her to submit a wealth statement to the commission.