Probe Report Submission Scheduled Against Former MP Bahar

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Dhaka: The court has set April 20 as the deadline for submitting investigation reports in three separate cases against former Cumilla lawmaker AKM Bahauddin Bahar, his wife Meherunnesa, and his daughter, ex-mayor of Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) Tahseen Bahar Suchona. These cases are connected to allegations of amassing illegal wealth.



According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib announced the date for the submission of the probe reports. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had filed three separate cases against Bahar, his wife, and his daughter earlier this week.



The first case document reveals that Bahauddin is accused of illegally acquiring assets worth Taka 67 crore, 43 lakh, 13,836, which allegedly do not align with his known sources of income. It is claimed that he achieved this through abuse of power and corruption during his tenure as a lawmaker. Furthermore, he is alleged to have knowingly engaged in unusual and suspicious transactions, transferring and converting illegal money amounting to Taka 258 crores, 68 lakh, 63,905 across 29 banks, inconsistent with his known income.



The second case highlights allegations against Tahseen Bahar, AKM Bahauddin’s daughter and former mayor of CCC. She is accused of fraudulently acquiring assets worth Taka 3 crore, 4 lakh, 50,770, which are purportedly inconsistent with her known source of income while serving as a public servant.



In a separate case, Meherunnesa, Bahar’s wife, is alleged to have attempted to legitimize Bahauddin’s illegal wealth by claiming to be a businesswoman in her income tax returns.