ACC sues ex-MP Bahar, wife, daughter over graft charges

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed three separate cases against former MP of Cumilla -6 Constituency AKM Bahauddin Bahar, his wife Meherunnesa, daughter and former mayor of Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) Tahseen Bahar Suchona in connection with amassing illegal wealth through corruption.

Former lawmaker Bahar, his wife and daughter are accused of acquiring wealth inconsistent with known source of income, ACC Director General (Prevention) M Akhtar Hossain told newsmen this afternoon.

He said Bahauddin illegally acquired assets worth Taka 67 crore, 43 lakh, 13,836 inconsistent with his known source of income through abusing power and committing corruption as a lawmaker.

Besides, he (Bahar) has knowingly transferred and converted illegal money through unusual and suspicious transactions amounting to Taka 258 crores, 68 lakh, 63,105 inconsistent with the known income of 29 banks.

According to the second case, it is said AKM Bahauddin's daughter Tahseen Bahar, former Mayor of Cumilla City Corporation (CCC), while being a Public Servant, has fraudulently acquired ownership of assets worth Taka 3 crore, 4 lakh, 50,770 inconsistent with his known source of income.

ACC got evidences of unusual and suspicious transactions in  total 16 of his banks accounts amounting to Taka 42 crore, 58 lakh, 75,193 beyond her known income sources.

Meanwhile, in another case, ex-MP’s housewife Meherunnesha allegedly made an attempt to legitimize the illegal wealth of Bahauddin by presenting herself as a businesswoman in the income tax returns, the ACC official added.