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ACC files 3 cases against RCC’s ex-mayor Liton, family

Daily Sun Report, Dhaka

Published: 22 Apr 2025, 10:39 PM

ACC files 3 cases against RCC’s ex-mayor Liton, family
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed three separate cases against former Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor and Awami League (AL) Presidium Member AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, his wife Shahin Akhter Reni, and their daughter Anika Fariha Zaman Aurna.
The cases involve allegations of illicit asset acquisition and suspicious financial transactions.

ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the filing of the cases during a press briefing at the ACC’s head office in the capital’s Segunbagicha on Tuesday.
He stated that the accused individuals are under investigation for acquiring assets beyond their known sources of income and engaging in suspicious transactions involving large sums of money.
According to the ACC, AHM Khairuzzaman Liton illegally acquired undeclared assets worth Tk10,35,89,304 during his tenure as mayor. He also made suspicious transactions totalling Tk52,23,17,251 through 12 bank accounts in his name. A case has been filed against him under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004 and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2012, as well as the Prevention of Corruption Act, for knowingly transferring and converting these funds.
In addition, Shahin Akhter Reni, Liton’s wife, is accused of abusing power to acquire undeclared assets worth Tk11,41,62,245 through bribery and corruption. She allegedly made suspicious transactions
totalling Tk76,29,78,802 through 13 bank accounts in her name. Both she and her husband face legal action for knowingly transferring and converting these funds.
The ACC also stated that Anika Fariha Zaman Aurna, the couple's daughter, is implicated in acquiring undeclared assets worth Tk Tk6,80,79,781 through corruption and bribery, with assistance from her father. She allegedly made suspicious transactions of Tk2,44,81,578 through five bank accounts in her name.
Director General Akhtar Hossain confirmed that a case has been filed against Aurna under Section 27(1) and Section 109 of the Penal Code of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004, as well as Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2012 and the Prevention of Corruption Act. In addition to Aurna, her father, Khairuzzaman Liton, has also been named as an accused in the case.

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