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Published : 13 May 2025, 07:26 PM
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Jahangir Alam, former director of the Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Project, accusing him of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 290 million.
The case was filed on Tuesday at the ACC’s Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1, by Assistant Director SM Rashedul Hasan.
According to ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain, Jahangir Alam is accused of acquiring assets amounting to Tk 290.7 million outside of his known sources of income.
Additionally, suspicious transactions totalling Tk 1.27 billion were traced through 94 bank accounts linked to him.
The case further alleges that Alam was involved in money laundering to conceal his illegally acquired wealth.
These actions are deemed offences under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.
The ACC has also filed two cases against Sayeda Rubina Akter, former member of parliament for reserved women seat - 28, and her husband Mosharraf Hossain Sardar, over the possession of illegal assets worth approximately Tk 30 million and suspicious financial transactions amounting to around Tk 2.15 billion.
The cases were filed on Tuesday at the ACC’s Integrated District Office in Dhaka by Deputy Director Rezaul Karim, confirmed ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain.
According to the case statements, Rubina is accused of amassing assets worth Tk 15.7 million that are inconsistent with her known sources of income.
Authorities have also identified suspicious transactions totalling around Tk 1.78 billion across 10 bank accounts in her name.
Meanwhile, her husband Mosharraf is accused of acquiring and possessing illegal assets worth around Tk 12.6 million.
Additionally, transactions amounting to about Tk 367 million have allegedly taken place through three bank accounts under his name.
Rubina has also been named co-accused in the case.
