DHAKA — The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former reserved-seat lawmaker Syeda Rubina Akter Meera on charges of acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income and money laundering. A separate case was filed against her husband, Md. Mosharraf Hossain Sardar, on the same charges. ACC Deputy Director Rezaul Karim filed both cases on Tuesday as the complainant.
At the commission’s headquarters in Dhaka’s Segunbagicha, ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhter Hossain told reporters that Syeda Rubina Akter Meera had acquired assets worth 1 crore 57 lakh 18 thousand 44 taka in her name without producing any legal source. The investigation found that 139 crore 35 lakh 82 thousand 964 taka had been deposited in 10 bank accounts held in her name and 139 crore 16 lakh 73 thousand 668 taka withdrawn, bringing total transactions to 278 crore 52 lakh taka (about $24 million).
The ACC said the transactions were suspicious and linked to money laundering. She has been charged under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, the Money Laundering Prevention Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act, among other provisions.
A similar case was filed against her husband, Md. Mosharraf Hossain Sardar. The investigation found he had acquired assets worth 1 crore 26 lakh 48 thousand 508 taka beyond his known sources of income. Three bank accounts held in his name received deposits of 184 crore 44 lakh 70 thousand 404 taka and saw withdrawals of 182 crore 96 lakh 66 thousand 368 taka, for total transactions of 367 crore 44 lakh taka (about $31 million).
ACC Assistant Director Md. Anwar Hossain filed that case as complainant. Md. Mosharraf Hossain Sardar has also been charged under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, the Money Laundering Prevention Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The complaint said he carried out the offenses with the help of his wife, Rubina Akter.
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