ACC sues ex-IFIC Bank director’s wife

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UNB, Dhaka :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed a case against the wife of a former director of IFIC Bank Limited for allegedly acquiring illegal wealth.
ACC deputy director Sheikh Abdus Salam filed the case against Soma Alam Rahman, wife of former director of IFIC Bank Mohammad Lutfar Rahman Badal, with Ramna Model Police Station in the capital, ACC spokesman Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB.
According to the first information report (FIR),
 Soma submitted a wealth statement to the ACC on August 8, 2016 on behalf of her husband.
After scrutinising the wealth statement, the ACC found that Soma accumulated illegal wealth worth about Tk 93 crore and she concealed the information of wealth worth Tk 2.26 crore in her statement, the FIR said.
The case was filed under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004. On Sunday, the national anti-graft also filed a case against Mohammad Lutfar Rahman Badal for reportedly amassing illegal wealth.
According to the FIR, Abdul Jabbar, a resident of Monipuri Para, Dhaka, earlier in May, 2016 submitted a complaint to the ACC chairman that former IFIC Bank director Badal was involved in share scams in the capital market and amassed huge money illegally.
Taking cognizance of the complaint, the national anti-graft body launched a probe against Badal and sent a notice asking him to submit a statement over his wealth and that of his family members to the Commission.
Responding to the ACC notice, Badal’s wife Soma submitted a wealth statement to the ACC on August 8, 2016 on behalf of him.
After scrutinising the wealth statement, the ACC found that Badal accumulated illegal wealth worth about Tk 60 crore and he also concealed wealth worth Tk 2.33 lakh in the statement.
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