ACC sues ex-MP Sadhan over amassing Tk68cr illegally
The case was filed with the ACC’s Dhaka Integrated District Office today
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder for allegedly amassing illegal wealth worth Tk25 crore and engaging in suspicious transactions of Tk43 crore in his bank accounts.
The case was filed with the ACC's Dhaka Integrated District Office today (19 December), the commission's Director General (prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the matter.
The ACC has also ordered the submission of wealth statements from Sadhan's four daughters.
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According to the case documents, ACC has found undisclosed assets linked to Sadhan's daughters, including Tk1.47 crore under Kaberi Rani Majumder, Tk20.60 lakh under Soma Rani Majumder, Tk2.84 crore under Krishna Rani Majumder, and Tk3.26 crore under Trina Majumder.
The FIR further stated Sadhan possesses undisclosed assets valued at Tk25.34 crore, a violation of Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004.
As a government official, he is accused of abusing his position to accumulate illegal wealth beyond his known income sources, with no satisfactory explanation provided for these assets, it added.
Additionally, the former minister is accused of conducting suspicious transactions amounting to Tk43.04 crore across 65 bank accounts held in his name and those of his institutions. Of this, Tk23.47 crore was deposited, while Tk19.57 crore was withdrawn.
The ACC alleged that the funds were transferred, converted, and handled in suspicious ways.
