Dhaka: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed a case against the former chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), retired major general M Siddiqur Rahman, on charges of illegally amassing assets worth Tk.36.15 crore.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, ACC’s director general M Akter Hossain informed the media that during Siddiqur Rahman’s tenure as RAJUK chairman, he acquired assets amounting to Tk.36,15,17,685, which is inconsistent with his known sources of income. The case accuses Rahman of ‘misconduct’, as the former RAJUK chief allegedly accumulated wealth by abusing his position of power.
The senior graft body official further detailed that ACC Assistant Director Asif Al Mahmud filed the case under section 27(1) of the ACC Act 2004, section 5(2) of the Corruption Prevention Act 1947, and sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012. The ACC’s investigation revealed that Rahman possesses assets worth Tk.36,15,17,685 and had transactions of Tk.151.31 crore through 38 bank accounts.
Additionally, the investigation uncovered that a business entity owned by the ex-army general operates 19 bank accounts, which saw transactions amounting to Tk.26.27 crore. Of this amount, Tk.177.58 crore was transacted under suspicious circumstances.