The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against dismissed Major General Ziaul Ahsan and his wife Nusrat Jahan on charges of amassing illegal wealth, money laundering, and abuse of power.
ACC deputy director Md Salauddin filed the cases against Zia and his wife with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1, said ACC director general (prevention) Md Aktar Hossain.
According to the ACC findings, Ziaul Ahsan amassed assets worth Tk 22.27 crore that are inconsistent with his known sources of income between 2009 and 2024.
He also deposited $55,000 in his bank accounts violating the permitted limit under the Guidelines on Foreign Exchange Transactions-2018.
Ziaul Ahsan made suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 120 crore in his eight bank accounts, according to the findings.
It shows that Zia鈥檚 wife Nusrat Jahan accumulated assets worth Tk 18.59 crore beyond known sources of income and engaged in unusual transactions of Tk 222.50 crore in her four bank accounts.
The probe revealed that Ziaul Ahsan and Nusrat Jahan laundered a vast amount of money to international banks, including Tk 20 crore (6 million dirhams) to First Abu Dhabi Bank in the UAE, Tk 75 crore (23 million dirhams) to Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank in the UAE, Tk 75 crore (7 lakh ringgit) to Affin Bank Berhad in Malaysia.
Besides, the ACC also got information on the money of the high-ranking former military officer at Bank of America, USA.
According to the ACC findings, Ziaul Ahsan has been a citizen of an island nation, Antigua and Barbuda, since 2017. He acquired citizenship of the country by investing $1.35 million in a five-year bond and paying $200,000 to a consultancy firm in Malaysia.
The commission also found numerous properties and assets owned by Ziaul Ahsan, including five houses 鈥� one in Dhaka, three in Barishal, and another in Jhalakati.
He also owned three apartments and multiple land plots totaling 3,333.51 decimals and two luxury vehicles.
Zia鈥檚 stock market investments are Tk 5 crore and Tk 10.52 crore deposited in his bank accounts, said the findings.
Nusrat Jahan owns plots worth Tk 14.07 crore, savings certificates worth Tk 50 lakh, and bank deposits of Tk 3.63 crore between 2009 and 2024.
Ziaul Ahsan, who was arrested in mid-August, is facing charges of crimes against humanity and murders committed during the mass uprising in July and August.
He was relieved of service on August 6, a day after the fall of the Awami League regime in a student-led mass uprising. He served as the chief of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Center since 2022. 聽Earlier, he served in the Rapid Action Battalion.
The ACC also approved a case against former state minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts, Kujendra Lal Tripura, on charges of grabbing government Khash land worth Tk 1.02 crore.
According to ACC findings, Kujendra Lal Tripura, also a former AL lawmaker for Khagrachari, grabbed four acres of government land and built a resort on the land at Khagrachari Sadar upazila abusing his power.
