ACC files case against cable network owner

The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) filed on Monday a case against the owner of a private cable network for accumulation of illegal wealth, reports UNB.
ACC deputy director Jalal Uddin filed the case against M Shahjahan Ahmed, owner of New Star Cable TV Network, with Ramna Police Station in the capital this afternoon.
Citing the first information report (FIR), ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya said the ACC earlier received a graft allegation against Shahjahan Ahmed in 2011.
After examining it, the anti-graft body had started a probe into the allegation and asked Shahjahan to submit his wealth statement before the commission.
Scrutinising the wealth statement, the ACC inquiry found that Shahjahan Ahmed amassed illegal wealth worth Tk 1.62 crore. He also concealed wealth around Tk 11 lakh in his wealth report. The case was filed under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004.