The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and seven others for allegedly extorting Tk 42 crore from the managing director of Saif Powertech through intimidation.
Other accused are the minister’s wife and former United Commercial Bank’s chairman Rukhmila Zaman, its former director Syed Kamruzzaman, Aramit PLC assistant general managers Abdul Aziz and Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Model Trading’s proprietor Mohammad Mishabahul Alam, Crescent Traders’ proprietor Syed Nurul Islam, Radius Trading owner Farid Uddin.
ACC Deputy Assistant Director Rubel Hossain filed the graft case on Sunday. According to the case statement, the accused colluded to commit fraud and forgery while misusing their power.
“They intimidated Ruhul Amin, managing director of Saif Powertech Limited and E-Engineering PLC, and received a total bribe of Tk41.75 crore in various instalments,” it reads.
It is also mentioned that the money was later transferred, moved, and converted to be laundered abroad.
