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ACC sues ex-minister Maya, ex-Railway DG, 6 others over graft cases

Daily Sun Report, Dhaka

Published: 21h ago

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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed three separate cases against former minister and MP from Chandpur-2 constituency Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and his wife, former DG Shamsuzzaman, and five others over graft allegations. 

On the day, ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhter Hossain confirmed the information that two cases were filed against Maya and his wife, Parveen Chowdhury, on charges of acquiring illegal wealth while talking at a press conference held at the commission’s head office in the capital.
He said that the commission approved these cases after verifying information on the unusual increase in assets in their names and a large amount of suspicious bank transactions from the 2008-2009 fiscal year to date.
The case statement stated that former MP Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya misused his power to acquire assets worth Tk182,55,261, inconsistent with the known source of income and kept it in his possession. 
The ACC has found evidence of unusual transactions of depositing Tk255,25,11,731 and withdrawing Tk255,12,20,204 through bribery, corruption and money laundering in 16 bank accounts in his name. These transactions are related to money laundering and concealing the source of income. A case was filed against him under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004; Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947; and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012.
The other case was filed against Parveen Chowdhury, wife of Maya. The ACC investigation has revealed that with the influence and assistance of her husband’s power, she acquired movable and immovable assets worth Tk8,06, 12, 369, inconsistent with the known source of income.
Information was found regarding suspicious transactions of depositing Tk111,74,04,411 and withdrawing Tk111,46,34,712 through 36 bank accounts in her name, which the ACC believes are related to money laundering.
In this incident, a case was filed against Parveen Chowdhury and her husband Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004; Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012; and Section 109 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, the ACC filed another case against six people, including former DG Shamsuzzaman, for allegedly causing a loss of Tk358 crore to the state in the name of the railway's luggage van project.

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