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DHAKA, April 7, 2025 (BSS) – Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found bank balance of Tk 100 crore and illegally acquired moveable and immoveable assets in the names of former chief of Special Security Force (SSF) Mujibur Rahman and his wife Tasrin Mujib.
Deputy Director (DD) of ACC Mohammad Sirajul Haque, also the chief of a three-member inquiry team, told BSS today that they found the evidences of the money and illegal assets within four days of their investigation after getting approval from the commission before Eid vacation.
The Senior Special Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court Zakir Hossain yesterday instructed the concerned authorities to freeze all the bank accounts of Mujibur Rahman and his wife and freeze bank accounts along with their moveable and immoveable assets and properties following an application submitted by the ACC.
Mujibur Rahman was former chief of the SSF till August 5 last year. Mujibur Rahman and his wife Tasrin Mujib have been absconding since August 5 last year.
The ACC sources alleged that Mujib has acquired huge illegal wealth and money over Taka 100 crore by misusing his power in his name or without name while he was in service. He also acquired huge money and assets in his wife’s name and the names of his other relatives, which is inconsistent with his known source of income, the ACC sources said.
As a public servant, he acquired the money, assets and properties through misusing power and illegal means. He also transacted a huge amount of money through his bank accounts when he was in service as DG SSF, the sources added.
Of the immovable properties, one 4,050sqf flat is in Matikata Mirpur, one in Dhaka Cantonment area, a building in Narayanganj and plots under 11 deeds in the capital's Khilkhet, Mirpur, Savar and Cantonment areas.
During its primary investigation, the ACC team found a 4,050 square feet flat worth about Taka 1.80 crore at Mirpur Matikata area, five decimal land with a tin shed-house worth about Taka 900,000, 7.5 kathas of land worth about Taka 6,376,500 at Barura area under Dakkhin Khan thana and a building on plot number 9, road 504 under sector 16 in Purbachal Housing Project in Rupganj worth about Taka 25 crore.
The team has also found 16 accounts with Trust Bank’s principal branch at Dhaka Cantonment and another account with Sonali Bank’s Dhaka Cantonment corporate branch where the current balance is over Taka six crore. He transacted over Taka 100 crore through these bank accounts, the team added.
They also found savings certificates worth about Taka 50 lakhs against his name and four beneficiary owner (BO) accounts with Tachhia Securities Limited, Shahjalal Equity Management Limited and Far East Stocks and Bonds Limited. They also found a 2015-model Toyota Harrier jeep and the registered value of the car is worth about Taka 4,499,200.
The ACC team has also found a commercial space measuring 350 square feet worth about Taka 9,40,000 at Chowdhury Kunjo-2 at Joarshara area in the name of his wife Tasrin Mujib, a seven katha plot at Baunia area in Dhaka Cantonment worth about Taka 98,25,000 and a four-katha land in the same area worth about Taka 52,40,000.
According to ACC, two kathas of land was bought at about Taka 26,20,000 at Baunia area on November 21 in 2022, 2.5 kathas of land at about Taka 32,74,000 in the same area on November 7 in the same year.
Tasrin Mujib purchased 2.27 kathas of land in Baunia area worth about Taka 34,89,000 on February 1 in 2023, nine kathas of land worth about Taka 80,89,000 in Baunia area on October 14 in 2022 and 50 kathas of land in the same area worth about Taka 27,08,000 on June 13 in 2023.
The ACC team has also found savings certificates worth about Taka 50 lakh against the name of Tasrin Mujib and she also owned four separate BO Accounts with Tachhia Securities, SBL Capital Management, Shahjalal Equity Management and Bangladesh Finance Securities Limited.