ACC sues Nixon, wife over Tk 3,162cr shady transactions

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed two cases against Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, alias Nixon Chowdhury, a former Awami League lawmaker from Faridpur, and his wife Tarin Hossain for their alleged involvement in shady bank transactions of more than Tk 3,162 crore.

The two also face charges of amassing illegal wealth of about Tk 19.5 crore.

During his tenure as a lawmaker, Nixon, also nephew of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, abused his power and accumulated unexplained wealth of Tk 11.23 crore, according to the case statement filed with the ACC's Integrated District Office in Dhaka by its Assistant Director Ferdous Rahman yesterday.

Besides, Nixon, the younger brother of former chief whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury, also conducted unusual transactions of Tk 1,402.51 crore through 55 bank accounts under his name and various affiliated organisations.

The transactions were made to launder illegal funds and conceal their sources, the statement said.

In the second case, Nixon's wife Tarin Hossain was named as the primary accused, while Nixon Chowdhury was an accomplice.

With her husband's direct assistance, Tarin acquired Tk 8.05 crore beyond her known sources of income, the statement said.

She also conducted suspicious transactions worth Tk 1,760.34 crore via 17 bank accounts linked to her and affiliated entities.

The accounts were allegedly used to transfer, shift, and conceal illegal funds, according to the statement of the case filed by ACC Assistant Director Mohammad Shihab Salam.

Earlier, a three-member team, led by ACC Deputy Director Md Salahuddin, investigated the allegations against Nixon. On October 23, following an ACC request, a court imposed a travel ban on Nixon and his wife.