The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to investigate allegations of amassing illegal assets against journalist Munni Saha and her husband Kabir Hossain Taposh, owner of advertising agency MS Promotional.
M Akhter Hossain, director general (Prevention) of the ACC, country鈥檚 anti-graft watchdog, disclosed the matter while briefing the journalists at the ACC鈥檚 Segunbagicha Headquarters in Dhaka on Thursday.
According to complaints and various sources, soon after prime minister Sheikh Hasina left the country in the face of student-led mass uprising, Tk 120 crore was withdrawn from Munni Saha鈥檚 deposits, keeping a balance of Taka 14 crore in the account, which has been seized earlier.
The transactions were made through 17 banks, mostly through One Bank, the investigation of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit revealed.
The BFJU has already seized Munni Sahar鈥檚 bank account for illegal transactions.
After the political change over on August 5, the BFIU asked to share bank accounts details of聽聽 Munni Saha on October 6, 2024.
Apart from her bank accounts issues, the investigator initially found a duplex house at 165 Santiniketan, Rojagreen in Gulshan-Tezgaon Link Road area.
Munni Saha started her career in journalism with the daily Bhorer Kagoj. From there she went to Ekushey Television. Then she joined the ATN Bangla television channel.
A case was filed with Jatrabari police station under Dhaka Metropolitan Police on August 22, 2024 for her alleged involvement in the murder of a student identified as Naeem Howlader, 17, during the student-led mass uprising.
Naeem鈥檚 father Kamrul Islam filed the case accusing Munni Saha, one of the 7 journalists, along with former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, several ministers, MPs, members of Bangladesh Awami League, Jubo League, Bangladesh Chhatra League, police and RAB officials.