Journalist Anis Alamgir shown arrested in graft case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered journalist Anis Alamgir to be shown as arrested in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz passed the order following a petition filed by the commission.

On 25 January, the investigation officer of the case, ACC Assistant Director Akhtaruzzaman, filed the petition.

On 15 January, the ACC filed a case against Anis Alamgir on charges of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income and money laundering.

According to the case documents, Anis allegedly acquired movable and immovable assets worth Tk4.09 crore. His total assets stood at Tk4.25 crore, with family and other expenses shown at Tk15.90 lakh.

Investigators found that Anis earned a total of Tk99.09 lakh from legitimate sources, including previous savings, income from talk shows and consultancy services, the sale of a plot, and savings certificates and bank interest.