The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday approved charge sheet in a money laundering case filed against BNP leader Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.
The ACC senior officials in its routine meeting held in the commission headquarters gave the approval,said the PRO. He added that the charge sheet would be submitted to the court shortly.
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain laundered £ 8.40 lakh (local currency Tk 9.53 crore) in his and his wife’s accounts maintained with the Lloyds TSB Offshore Private Bank in the United Kingdom.
There is a provision in our country that its citizens shall be bound by law to seek prior approval from the competent authority before opening an overseas account with any foreign bank. But the
Ex. minister did not follow the rules and regulations.
Although the BNP leader during an interrogation in the ACC office claimed that the money was not laundered from the country. He earned it legally in the UK.
To this, an ACC officer said that Khandaker Mosharraf could not submit any document to protect his statement. Meanwhile, the said bank had seized his and his wife’s accounts.
The former minister laundered the amount in his and his wife’s accounts maintained with the Lloyds TSB Offshore Private Bank, which the Metropolitan Police of London testified.
On January 6, ACC Director Nasim Anwar filed a case with Ramna Thana against him. Later, a team of ACC with the assistance of police arrested him from his residence at Gulshan.
ACC Deputy Director Ahsan Ali interrogated him.
According to the case, he earned huge amount of money misusing his power when he was a health minister between 2001 and 2006. After that, he laundered the said amount violating the rules and regulations of the country.
