The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to file separate graft cases against former Adviser and present Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Prof Jahanara Begum and ex-BNP ward commissioner Nabi Ullah Nabi for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information about that.

The Commission also decided to file a graft case against Harun ar Rashid, principal appraiser, Chittagong Customs House and his wife.

ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal told the Commission's regular briefing yesterday afternoon that the anti-graft watchdog has approved the filing of these three cases.

He also informed that the ACC has approved the submission of charge-sheets in four graft cases, including one against Proshika chairman Kazi Faruk Ahmed and his son.

The ACC will file a case against former Primary and Mass Education adviser and incumbent LDP presidium member Jahanara for acquiring illegal wealth worth Tk 2.34 crore and hiding information of assets worth Tk 2 crore.

The case will be filed under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.

A case will be filed against former ward commissioner Nabi for earning illegal wealth worth Tk 40.49 lakh and concealment of information of assets worth Tk 39 lakh.

He will be charged under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the

Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004 and section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules, 2007.

Sources at the ACC told UNB that both the cases would be filed today with Ramna police station.

Proshika chairman Kazi Faruk, who recently formed a political party, and his son Rubayet Ahmed will be charge-sheeted in a graft case filed for illegal transfer of Tk 1.03 crore.

The case was filed with Pallabi police station on June 22 this year under section 13 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2002 and section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules, 2007.

The ACC will charge-sheet seven individuals in three graft cases filed against them for misappropriation of money.