Of the cases, one was filed by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mir Khairul Alam, while the other by Project Implementation Officer (PIO) Awlad Hossain with Chouddagram Police Station on Friday night.

The UNO filed the case at about 9.35pm, accusing 12 people, including the former MP and his brother, of misappropriating Tk 40,000 in the name of Mia Bazar Islami Pathagar and four tonnes of rice worth about Tk 94,000 in the name of Gunobati Samaj Kalyan Parishad.

The PIO filed his case at about 9.45pm against 29 people, including Taher and his brother, on charges of misappropriating cash and rice valued Tk 175,000 in the name of various clubs and organisations.

Chouddagram police sent the cases to the Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday morning.

The joint forces arrested former Jamaat lawmaker Taher at his Adabar residence on March 7. He has so far been implicated in six extortion and corruption cases.