ACC files cases against Kabir Bin Anwar, wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two separate cases against former cabinet secretary Kabir Bin Anwar and his wife Toufiqa Ahmed on charges of amassing illegal wealth and engaging in suspicious financial transactions.

The cases were filed with the ACC's integrated district office in Dhaka-1, ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain said today.

According to the case filed against Kabri Bin Anwar, he was accused of acquiring illegal wealth worth Tk 2.84 crore. An ACC inquiry revealed his total wealth to be Tk 5.43 crore, of which Tk 2.68 crore was deemed legal, leaving Tk 2.84 crore unexplained. Additionally, suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 15.39 crore were found across his nine bank accounts.

A separate case was filed against Kabir's wife, Toufiqa, for possessing illegal wealth worth Tk 4.54 crore.

The ACC's investigation found her total assets to be Tk 4.71 crore, with only Tk 17.74 lakh accounted for as legal. Additionally, suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 7.79 crore and $ 11,140 were found in her six bank accounts.