ACC files graft case against Asaduzzaman Noor

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against former cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor for acquiring illegal wealth and suspected transactions through his bank accounts.

Earlier, the filing of the case was approved at a meeting of the commission at the ACC headquarters, Deputy Director of the Public Relations Department Md Atkarul Islam said.

According to the ACC sources, Noor, also a central leader of Bangladesh Awami League, has been accused of amassing wealth worth Tk5.37 crore that is beyond his known sources of income. 

Noor acquired Tk29,01,59,117 but he mentioned his income as Tk23,64,57,927 in his tax return. 

Additionally, he also made suspicious transactions of about Tk158,78, 47,898 through his 19 bank accounts.

The ACC filed the case under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, sub-section 2 and 3 under Section 4of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, and Section 109 of Bangladesh Penal Code (BPC).