Dhaka: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed two separate cases against former minister and lawmaker Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and his wife Parveen Chowdhury on charges of acquiring substantial illegal wealth. Director General of the ACC, Md Akhter Hossain, disclosed this information during a regular media briefing.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, a three-member team from the ACC headquarters, led by Deputy Director Mozammil Hossain, lodged the cases after a thorough examination of the couple's wealth statements and bank transactions spanning from the financial year 2008-2009 to the present. The initial investigation revealed that Maya had amassed illegal wealth amounting to approximately Taka 1,82,55,261 through misuse of power and corruption, exceeding his known sources of income. While his legal income was estimated at Taka 4,35,85,937, ACC officials discovered his total wealth to be around Taka 6,18,41,198.
Additionally, Maya conducted transactions amounting to Taka 255,25,11,731 through 16 bank accounts, from which he withdrew Taka 255,12,20,204. The commission filed the case under section 27(1) of the ACC Act-2004, 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.
The ACC also found that Parveen Chowdhury acquired movable and immovable assets worth Taka 8,06,12,369, utilizing illegal influence and assistance from her husband. While her legal earnings amounted to Taka 5,66,62,802, the commission found her total wealth to be around Taka 13,72,75,171. Furthermore, Taka 111,74,04,411 was deposited into her 36 bank accounts, from which she withdrew Taka 111,46,34,712.
A case has been filed against Parveen under section 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.