The ACC has filed two cases against former chief of the Special Branch (SB) of police Md. Monirul Islam, his wife, former Additional Secretary Saila Farzana and their relatives, on charges of acquiring assets beyond their known sources of income and money laundering.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigations revealed that Rejaul Alam Shahin (brother of Monirul's wife) and his wife Sanjida Khanum Tumpa, acquired assets totaling Tk 38,62,67,585 that are contrary to their known sources of income.
According to the ACC, between 8 December, 2013 and 16 April, 2024, Rejaul Alam Shahin conducted transactions totaling Tk 1045,28,30,738 across 40 bank accounts.
Meanwhile, between 8 December, 2013 and 4 February, 2024, Sanjida Khanum Tumpa conducted transactions totaling Tk 58,62,54,343 across 27 bank accounts.
The ACC's investigation uncovered assets worth Tk 15,97,39,765 in the name of Sanjida Khanum Tumpa, against which only Tk 67,18,706 could be attributed to her legitimate sources of income. Consequently, the value of the assets are contrary to his known sources of income amounting to Tk 15,30,21,059.
The ACC stated that the first case has been filed against Rezaul Alam Shahin, Md. Monirul Islam and Saila Farzana, while the second case has been filed against Sanjida Khanum Tumpa, Md. Monirul Islam, Saila Farzana and Rezaul Alam Shahin.
In both the cases, charges have been brought under section 27(1) of the ACC Act, 2004, section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012 and section 109 of the Penal Code.