The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed two separate cases against former Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan and his wife Tahmida Begum on charges of amassing Tk 5.20 crore illegally.
The anti-graft agency also filed a case against Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, son of Sheikh Rehana, on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk聽2.89 crore.
Radwan Mujib is also nephew of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina who fled to India after the ouster of her authoritarian government in a mass uprising on August 5, 2024.
ACC deputy assistant director Abdullah Al Mamun filed the case against Radwan Mujib with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1, said ACC deputy director Aktarul Islam.
The commission on the day also filed a case against 17 people, including former Khulna Agricultural University vice-chancellor Md Shahidur Rahman Khan, who is currently a professor at Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh, on charges of forgery, fraud and abuse of power in recruitment process.
ACC deputy director Tanzir Hasib Sarker filed the two cases with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1, accusing Hannan and Tahmida, said ACC director general (prevention) Akhtar Hossain.
Hannan has been sued on charges of amassing wealth worth Tk聽3.28 crore beyond known sources of income and suspicious transactions of Tk聽27.63 crore in his six bank accounts.
Tahmida has been prosecuted on charges of amassing assets worth Tk聽1.91 crore beyond known sources of income and suspicious transactions of Tk 1.18 crore in her 32 bank accounts.
Hannan had taken charge as the 16th Chief of the Air Staff of the country on June 12, 2021. He served in this position until June 11, 2024.
According to the case statement, Radwan Mujib allegedly accumulated and possessed illegal assets worth Tk聽2.89 crore, which include immovable properties worth Tk聽39.83 lakh and movable assets worth Tk聽2.49 crore.
Apart from the assets, he owns a flat in Dhaka鈥檚 Niketan area valued at Tk聽1.73 crore, received as a donation from his uncle, Tarique Ahmed Siddiq.
The anti-graft agency also found suspicious transactions of Tk聽12.48 crore in his three bank accounts despite allegedly having no legitimate business activities.
Earlier, Radwan Mujib and 15 others were sued by the ACC on charges of acquiring a 10-katha plot in Dhaka鈥檚 Purbachal area through irregularities.
On Sunday, ACC deputy director Sumitra Sen filed the case with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1 against the former Khulna Agricultural University vice-chancellor and 16 others.
The 16 other accused are former KAU registrar Khandaker Mazharul Anwar, section officer Md Jasim Uddin, accounts officer Murad Billah, office assistant cum computer typist Anisur Rahman Rintu, administrative officer Sultan Mahmud, administrative officer Khayrul Basar Riaz, computer operator Md Masud Rana, computer operator Shahreen Islam Mim, lab technician Rina Khatun, office assistant cum computer typist ABM Ariful Islam Turan, office assistant cum computer typist,聽 Md Shahidul Islam, lab attendant Md Asif Ahmed, lab attendant Didarul Alam, lab attendant Md Habibur Rahman, office support staff Md Wahiduzzaman and Asiya Khatun.
According to the case statement, Shahidur and Mazharul in collusion with each other manipulated recruitment examinations by making ineligible candidates passed and appointed the other 15 accused in the case to different posts at Khulna Agricultural University, depriving qualified applicants.
The incident of manipulation allegedly took place at the university between July 21, 2019 and July 31, 2022.