The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday approved a case against Md Aksir Uddin Mollah, a customs super of the National Board of Revenue鈥檚 Customs Excise and VAT office in Bagerhat, on charges of amassing illegal assets worth Tk 1.16 crore.
The commission approved the case from its headquarters in Dhaka against Aksir Uddin Mollah on charges of amassing illegal wealth and concealing information about wealth, said commission鈥檚 deputy director for public relations, Aktarul Islam.
Following the approval, the case would be filed with the commission鈥檚 integrated district office in Jessore soon, he added.
According to the inquiry report, customs officer Aksir Uddin submitted his wealth statement to the commission on May 16, 2023, declaring his total moveable and immoveable assets worth Tk 81.59 lakh.
The commission during its inquiry found that the customs official had acquired moveable and immoveable assets worth Tk 1.70 crore which meant that he concealed information about assets worth Tk 89.15 lakh.
After further scrutiny the commission found that Aksir Uddin amassed wealth worth Tk 1.16 crore beyond known sources of income.
The anti-corruption authority is also conducting inquiries against national board of revenue official Matiur Rahman and its first secretary for taxes Quazi Abu Mahmud Faisal and their family members over allegations amassing illegal wealth and money laundering.
The commission is also investigating a case against Sylhet commissioner of customs, excise and VAT Mohammed Enamul Haque on charges of acquiring a massive amount of illegal wealth.
