The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former Cultural Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on charges of acquiring illegal wealth and conducting suspicious financial transactions.
According to the public relations department of the ACC, the case was filed on Tuesday under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Section 4(2) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, and Section 109 of the Penal Code.
The anti-graft body in its case details mentioned that Asaduzzaman Noor is accused of amassing wealth worth Tk 5.37 crore beyond his known sources of income and carried out suspicious transactions totaling Tk 158.78 crore through 19 bank accounts in his name.
