The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed three separate corruption cases against former home ministry joint secretary Dhananjay Kumar Das, deputy inspector general (DIG) Mollah Nazrul Islam, and former public relations officer Md Sharif Mahmud Apu. They are accused of acquiring illegal assets and engaging in suspicious bank transactions.
ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain confirmed the filing of the cases at a press briefing outside the ACC headquarters in Dhaka.
According to the case details, the first case involves Dhananjay Kumar Das, who is accused of acquiring undeclared assets worth Tk 24.7 million and making unusual transactions totaling Tk 60 million across 14 bank accounts.
The second case targets Sharif Mahmud Apu, the former public relations officer, accused of acquiring undeclared assets worth Tk 5.9 million.
The third case concerns Mollah Nazrul Islam, the DIG of police, accused of acquiring undeclared assets worth Tk 9.4 million.
The cases have been filed under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004; Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947; and Section 4(2)(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012.
In a related development, on 9 October last year, the ACC filed cases against former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, his family members, and his assistant private secretary (APS) Monir Hossain. They face charges of abuse of power, bribery, money laundering, and corruption, with Asaduzzaman Khan accused of amassing illegal assets worth approximately Tk 1 billion.
Following a change in government, the ACC summoned transaction details from the bank accounts of Kamal's family and several others, including Dhananjay Kumar Das and Sharif Mahmud Apu. On 1 September, the court imposed a travel ban on the accused individuals.
Bd-pratidin English/ Jisan
