ACC prosecutes NBR member Belal on charges of ‘illicit wealth’

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against Mohammad Belal Hossain Chowdhury, a member of the National Board of Revenue, on charges of acquiring assets “beyond known means of income” of around Tk 50 million and "concealing the information". ACC Director General Akhter Hossain said the national graft agency's Deputy Director Saiduzzaman lodged the case on Tuesday at the District Office Dhaka-1. According to case documents, Belal “concealed information” about assets valued at Tk 40.72 million. While serving as a government official, he allegedly acquired these assets through corruption, and provided “false and misleading information". The documents added that Belal accumulated a total of Tk 49.75 million in movable and immovable assets. He acquired these assets at different times from...