Dhaka: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today submitted a charge sheet against former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, his wife, and their two children in a case involving corruption and money laundering. ACC Director General Md Akhtar Hossain revealed the information during a regular media briefing at the commission's headquarters.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the case was filed on October 9, 2024, by the ACC's Dhaka-1 Integrated District Office. The charge sheet alleges that during his tenure as home minister, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal acquired and possessed assets worth about Tk 22.58 crore through corrupt practices and abuse of power, inconsistent with his known sources of income.
The investigation further uncovered that he conducted transactions amounting to over Tk 87.46 crore through nine bank accounts operated in his own name. These funds were allegedly laundered to conceal and convert their illegal sources.
The charge sheet also names his wife, Lutful Tahmina Khan, son, Shafi Moddassir Khan Jyoti, and daughter, Shafia Tasnim Khan, as accused. The investigation suggests that each of them allegedly assisted in concealing the illegal sources of approximately Tk 15.45 crore of crime-derived funds through house construction and business establishments registered in their respective names.
The ACC investigation concluded that the former home minister's total net assets were over Tk 28.17 crore, against which lawful sources of income of nearly Tk 5.59 crore were identified. The commission submitted the charge sheet under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission 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.