ACC to prosecute former minister Obaidul Muktadir over ‘illegal assets, money laundering’

The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to file a case against former minister RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury on charges of acquiring illegal assets and money laundering. Alongside the case against Muktadir, his wife Fahima Khatun, the former head of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, has been served a notice to submit her asset declaration. ACC Director General Md Akhtar Hossain disclosed the matter on Tuesday. According to the anti-graft investigation, Muktadir, former minister of public works during the Awami League regime, allegedly acquired assets worth Tk 22.19 million that are inconsistent with his known sources of income. The ACC has also uncovered “suspicious” transactions totalling Tk 248.97 million across eight accounts in six different banks under Muktdir’s name. The...