ACC charges Saifuzzaman, wife, 33 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a charge sheet against former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife and 33 others over allegations of embezzling Tk 230 million by securing loans in the names of fictitious paper companies from United Commercial Bank (UCB), report agencies.

Sources said the charge sheet was approved at the ACC headquarters on Monday and would be submitted to the court soon.

The case was filed with the ACC's Integrated District Office on August 7, 2025.

According to the approved charge sheet, the accused include former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife, former UCB chairman Rukmila Zaman, former vice-chairman Bazlul Ahmed Babul, former managing director Abul Ehtesham Abdul Mohaimin, former directors Yunus Ahmed, MA Sabur, Asifuzzaman Chowdhury, Haji Abu Kalam, Nurul Islam Chowdhury, Roksana Zaman Chowdhury, Bashir Ahmed, Syed Kamruzzaman, Md Shah Alam and Dr Selim Mahmud.

Others named in the charge sheet are former senior executive officer Shrabanti Majumder, former executive officer Mujayona Siddika, former AVP and credit officer Mohammad Golam Rakib, former FAVP and operations manager Mosaddek Md Yousuf, and former FVP and Karwan Bazar branch head

Alamgir Kabir.