Dhaka: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against Ziaul Ahsan, former director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Center (NTMC), and his wife Nusrat Jahan on charges of acquiring illegal wealth beyond their known income sources. ACC Director General (prevention) Akhter Hossain announced this development during a press briefing at the Commission’s Segunbagicha headquarters.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Ziaul Ahsan has been charged under section 27 (1) of the ACC Act-2004, section 4 (2), 4 (3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012, and section 5 (2) of the Corruption Prevention Act-1947. As a high-ranking officer of the Bangladesh Army, Ahsan is accused of abusing his position to amass illegal wealth amounting to over Taka 22.27 crore. Furthermore, he allegedly deposited US$ 55,000 into his account beyond the allowable limit, violating the guidelines of foreign exchange transaction-2018 and FEPD circular-6.
The charges against Ahsan’s wife, Nusrat Jahan, include amassing illegal wealth of over Taka 18.59 crore and suspicious transactions totaling Taka 222.50 crore across four bank accounts. These charges are brought under section 27 (1) of the Anti Corruption Commission Act-2004, section 4 (2) and (3) of The Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012, and section 109 of the Penal Code 1860.