ACC files graft cases against Ashraful Alam Khokan, wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against Ashraful Alam Khokan and his wife Rizwana Nur for illegally acquiring wealth worth about Tk 164 million, reports BSS.

ACC Director General-Prevention Md Akhter Hossain disclosed the information at a briefing in the commission's headquarters in capital on Thursday.

The DG said Khokan, former deputy press secretary to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has acquired about Tk 133 million through misusing power and corruption while he was in the job. He made suspicious transaction of about Tk 13 million through his three bank accounts at that time.

He also bought a house in New York City of the United States of America (USA) through money laundering, the DG added.

The ACC filed the case against him under section 27(1) of the ACC Act-2004, section 5(2) of the Corruption Prevention Act-1947 and sub-section 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012.

On the other hand, the ACC brought allegation of acquiring illegal wealth worth about Tk 30 million against Rizwana Nur, wife of Khokan, which is beyond her known source of income. She also made suspicious transaction of Tk 61 million through her three bank accounts.