The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former minister and ex-Faridpur-3 lawmaker Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain over acquiring illegal wealth and suspicious transactions worth more than Tk 100 crore.
ACC Director General Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the matter to the media on Sunday (June 1).
He said Mosharraf Hossain illegally acquired and kept assets worth Tk 35.18 crore beyond his known sources of income. In addition, he concealed Tk 7.72 crore by transferring and converting immovable properties.
According to the case statement, a total of Tk 63.77 crore and USD 575,076 were deposited in 15 bank accounts under his name till December 2024. During this period, Tk 35.44 crore and USD 558,740 were withdrawn.
Altogether, Mosharraf was involved in suspicious transactions involving Tk 99.21 crore and USD 1.13 million, the ACC said.
He has been charged under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
Mosharraf Hossain has reportedly been living abroad for a long time. He is the father of Khandaker Mashroor Hossain Mitu, the former husband of Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Mosharraf served as LGRD Minister from 2009 to 2014, and later as Minister of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment from 2014 to 2018.
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