ACC sues 5 high-profile individuals over amassing illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed several separate cases against high-profile individuals, accusing them of financial misconduct, embezzlement, and the accumulation of illegal wealth.

ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhtar Hossain confirmed the development during a press briefing on Tuesday.

The cases were filed with the commission's integrated district office-1.

According to the first case statement, Golam Mohammed Alamgir, chairman of Max Group, has been accused of amassing Tk81.39 crore in assets, despite having a legal income of Tk53.53 crore and family expenditures amounting to Tk8.54 crore.

The investigation found that Tk27.86 crore of his assets could not be accounted for by his known sources of income.

The ACC has approved filing a case against him under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.

In another case, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, director of the Department of Passport and Immigration in Sylhet, is accused of accumulating Tk2.81 crore in unexplained wealth.

During the investigation, the ACC discovered that Mamun concealed Tk2.56 crore worth of assets in his wealth statement.

His total net assets amounted to Tk5.22 crore, while his legitimate income was only Tk2.41 crore.

Another case involves Syed Mujibul Haque, former deputy secretary and program director for the Freedom Fighter Database and Public Awareness Project.

He is accused of embezzling Tk74.36 lakh by approving payments for certificates and hardware that were never delivered.

Despite no physical receipt of goods, Mujibul Haque allegedly authorized partial payments and prepared fraudulent certification documents to facilitate the release of funds.

The ACC investigation also implicated Mohammad Zahid Hossain, former deputy managing director of Japan Bangladesh Security Printing and Papers Limited, who signed the contract for the project and received Tk74.36 lakh from Mujibul Haque without delivering the promised materials.

Additionally, Mohammad Selim Pradhan, chairman of Japan Bangladesh Security Printing and Papers Limited, managed the bank account where the payment was deposited and played a key role in the embezzlement scheme.

The ACC has filed charges against them under Sections 409, 468, 471, and 109 of the Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.