The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against two former state ministers — Meher Afroz Chumki and Zakir Hossain — on charges of acquiring illegal assets and conducting suspicious transactions in bank accounts
The cases were filed against Chumki and Zakir today, confirmed Akhtar Hossen, director general of ACC.
Chumki, who was the former state minister for women and children affairs, is accused of acquiring illegal wealth worth Tk 5.27 crore. Additionally, suspicious transactions worth Tk 22.31 crore were found in her nine bank accounts.
Meanwhile, Zakir, the former state minister for primary and mass education, was accused of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 12.81 crore. Additionally, suspicious transactions amount to Tk 30.45 crore were found in his nine bank accounts.
