Dhaka: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former Bhola-2 lawmaker Ali Azam Mukul and his wife, Jahanara Yasmin, a senior principal officer at National Bank, over allegations of amassing illegal wealth and money laundering. The announcement was made by ACC Director General Md. Akhter Hossain during a press briefing at the ACC headquarters.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the investigation was led by Deputy Director Manasi Biswas, along with Assistant Director Piyas Pal and Deputy Assistant Director Roman Uddin. It uncovered that Mukul had accumulated wealth valued at over Tk 2.92 crore, which was beyond his known sources of income. In a separate case, the ACC charged Jahanara Yasmin with illegally acquiring assets worth Tk 6.71 crore. Despite having a legal income of Tk 1.89 crore, her total assets amounted to Tk 9.02 crore. The commission also discovered suspicious transactions totaling Tk 66.11 crore through 39 bank accounts registered in her name.
The cases have been filed under Section 27(1) of the ACC Act, 2004, Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.