The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against Kazim Uddin Ahmed, former Awami League lawmaker for Mymensingh-11 constituency, on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth of Tk聽4.07 crore.
The ACC has also ordered the submission of an asset statement from his wife, Saliha Siddika Shifa, over allegations of possessing illegal assets.
The case was filed against Kazim Uddin with ACC鈥檚 integrated district office in Dhaka, said ACC director general (prevention) Akhtar Hossain at a press briefing at the commission鈥檚 Segunbagicha office on Sunday.
According to case statement, the commission during an inquiry, found illegal assets worth of Tk聽4.7 crore and detected suspicious transactions amounting to Tk聽40.76 crore in 15 bank accounts held by Kazim Uddin.
After fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024, amid a student lead mass uprising, ACC started an inquiry into the allegation of amassing illegal wealth against Kazim Uddin Ahmed.
