The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against Kazim Uddin Ahmed, a former Awami League lawmaker for Mymensingh 11 constituency, on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 4.07 crore.
The ACC has also ordered 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 Segun Bagicha office on the day.
According to the case statement, the commission during an inquiry found illegal assets worth Tk 4.7 crore and detected suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 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 the inquiry into allegations of amassing illegal wealth against Kazim Uddin Ahmed.