Dhaka: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has announced the submission of a charge sheet against Syed Ayez Uddin, a former senior sales assistant at Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, and his wife, Shahana Bilkis. They are accused of acquiring wealth that is inconsistent with their known sources of income and engaging in money laundering activities.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the development was disclosed by ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain during the commission's regular media briefing. The case was initially filed on December 6, 2021, by then ACC Deputy Assistant Director and now Assistant Director Md Ferdous Rahman. The charges are based on Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Section 109 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and Section 4(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012.
The investigation led by ACC Assistant Director Mohammad Monirul Islam uncovered discrepancies in the declared wealth of Shahana Bilkis. Her wealth statement revealed assets worth Tk.1.16 crore, but further investigation found the total assets to be Tk 1.26 crore. Despite declaring legal income of only Tk 18.20 lakh, Bilkis was found to have acquired assets worth Tk 1.08 crore, which did not align with her known sources of income.
The ACC investigation also revealed that Syed Ayez Uddin had illegally amassed these assets through bribery and corruption during his tenure at Titas Gas. To conceal these illicit assets, he invested money in his wife's name.