Dhaka: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) today lodged three cases against former Sub-Registrar of Tongi, Md Nurul Amin Talukder, along with his wife, Nurunnahar Khatun, and daughter, Jinat Talukder, on charges of corruption and money laundering. Deputy Director of the Public Relations Department of the ACC, Md Akhter Hossain, disclosed this information to the media during a briefing at his office.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the first case was filed against Nurul Amin Talukder for acquiring illegal wealth amounting to approximately Taka 41,43,585 during his tenure as the Sub-Registrar in Tongi. He allegedly suppressed information regarding wealth worth about Taka 1,03,83,547 in his wealth statement, which was inconsistent with his known sources of income.
The second case involves both Nurunnahar Khatun and Nurul Amin Talukder, accusing them of colluding to earn approximately Taka 9,28,79,697 through corrupt means. Nurunnahar Khatun reportedly made suspicious transactions amounting to nearly Taka 30 crore through her 23 bank accounts.
In the third case, Jinat Talukder and her father, Nurul Amin Talukder, are accused of Jinat acquiring Taka 1.84 crore from her father’s illegal income. She is also alleged to have concealed information about Taka 9,15,000 in her wealth statement and made suspect transactions totaling Taka 1.74 crore through her five bank accounts.
The ACC filed these cases under section 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.