The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to investigate allegations against journalist Munni Saha and her husband, Kabir Hossain Taposh, owner of an advertising agency MS Promotional, of accumulating wealth from unknown sources and transactions of Tk134 crore.

ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhter Hossain disclosed the decision while talking to journalists at the commission’s Segunbagicha headquarters in Dhaka on Thursday.

According to sources, around Tk 120 crore was withdrawn from Munni Saha’s bank accounts soon after defeated autocrat Sheikh Hasina fled the country in the face of the student-led 5 August mass upsurge.

The ACC claimed to have found the balance of Tk14 crore in their bank accounts and the transactions were made through 17 banks, said the ACC official.

In connection with the illegal transactions, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on October 7 sought all details of the bank accounts belonging to Munni Saha.

Later, the BFIU also sought information on her deposits, loans, credit cards, foreign trade, money exchange, lockers and offshore banking.

On 30 November, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Tejgaon division) Md Ruhul Kabir Khan said local people surrounded Munni Saha as they spotted her in Karwan Bazar area.

On information, the police rescued the journalist and took her to Tejgaon Police Station, he said, adding that she was taken to the office of the Detective Branch (DB) of Police, later.

Later, she was released from the DB custody under Section 497 of the CrPC.

It means, she must appear before the court to seek bail and comply with future police summons.