
Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against former law minister Anisul Haque on charge of acquiring illegal wealth beyond his known income source.
Md Akhter Hossain, director general, prevention, of the ACC said this during a media briefing at the comission's media centre on Wednesday.
The ACC found the former law minister had amassed wealth of about Tk 146.19 crore beyond his known income source, the DG said.
Anisul deposited Taka 349.15 crore with 29 bank accounts in his name or relatives and withdrawn Taka 316.48 crore from those accounts.
The DG said the ACC revealed Anisul’s suspicious transaction of Tk 665.64 crore.
The ACC lodged the case against Anisul Haque under the Corruption Prevention Act-1947 and the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012.
Md Jahangir Alam, deputy director of the Dhaka Integrated District Office-1 of the ACC, filed the case.