Dhaka: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) today submitted two charge sheets against nine individuals, including the former Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Farmers Bank, Mahbubul Haque Chisty, also known as Babul Chisty. The charges relate to alleged activities such as concealing wealth information, acquiring illegal money, embezzlement, and money laundering.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Deputy Director of the ACC's Public Relations Department, Md Aktarul Islam, shared the details with journalists during a media briefing. The ACC initially filed a case on December 27, 2020, against Mohammad Golam Rasul for allegedly amassing assets worth approximately Taka 23,90,93,277, while concealing wealth information valued at about Taka 55,56,895 and laundering money.
Investigators revealed that Golam Rasul's accumulated assets and properties exceeded his known sources of income. Charged alongside Golam Rasul are Mahbubul Haque Chisty, his son Rashedul Haque Chisty, and Mostafa Kamal. The charge sheet cites sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the ACC Act-2004, sub-sections 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012, and section 109 of the Bangladesh Penal Code (BPC).
In a separate case, the ACC filed charges against Babul Chisty, his daughter Rimi Chisty, and several former officials of the Farmers Bank, including Md Fakhruzzaman, Ruhul Amin Polash, Md Kamruzzaman, and First Vice-President Md Masudur Rahman Khan. The charges in this case involve alleged cheating, forgery, misuse of power, and money laundering activities.
The charge sheets for these individuals have been submitted under sections 409/420/467/4268/471 and 109 of the Bangladesh Penal Code, section 5 (2) of the Corruption Prevention Act-1947, and sub-sections 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012.