ACC okays charge-sheet against Aminul

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) approved charge-sheet in a money laundering case against former post and telecommunication minister Aminul Haque and his brother-in-law.

ACC Deputy Director Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The Daily Star that the anti-graft watchdog in its regular meeting on Thursday gave the approval to the charge sheet for its submission to trial court.

BNP leader Aminul along with his brother-in-law Mizanur Rahman took a bribe of US$ 1.7 million abusing power of his post, said investigation officer of the case Shahin Ara Momtaz, also a deputy director at the ACC.

Aminul and Mizanur laundered the money to Honk Kong, she said adding, the duo realised the bribe in 2003-2004 fiscal year from Siemens for awarding the telecommunication company a work of state-run cellphone company -- Teletalk's tender of $ 40m, she added.

ACC DD Tawfiqul Islam on June 7, 2012 filed the case with Ramna Model Police Station while DD Shahin Ara led the investigation.