ACC sues Shamim Osman, wife, son on charges of laundering $25.1 million
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former Narayanganj-4 lawmaker Shamim Osman, his wife Salma Osman and their son Tanvir Ahmed on charges of laundering $25.1 million (approximately Tk193.9 crore).
They have been sued under the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012, ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain confirmed to The Business Standard today (15 January).
The ACC official said K Telecommunications Limited's Chairman Salma Osman, Managing Director Tanvir Ahmed and former MP Shamim Osman have allegedly laundered $25.1 million or did not bring the foreign currency eligible for import into Bangladesh from abroad in violation of Section 2(a)(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012.
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The company earned the money as an BTRC-licensed international gateway operator through 91,50,92,865 international incoming call minutes, he said.
