The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). File Photo.

`DHAKA, Jan 7, 2025 (BSS) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed a case against former MP of Gaibandha-4 constituency Abul Kalam Azad for acquiring wealth illegally beyond the known income sources.

M  Akter Hossain, the Director General (Prevention) of the anti-graft watchdog, disclosed this at a press briefing at the ACC Headquarters here today.

He said as a Member of Parliament Abul Kalam Azad, being a public servant, illegally acquired wealth worth Tk 6 crore, 10 lakh, 5 thousand and 668.

Besides, there was a transaction record of about Tk 41 crore, including depositing Taka 20 crore, 37 lakh, 47 thousand and 82, and withdrawing Tk 20 crore, 36 lakh, 63 thousand and 903 through seven business bank accounts, the ACC investigation revealed.

Apart from this, Azad's wife Mosammat Ruhul Ara Rahim acquired assets worth about Tk 50 lakh, 99 thousand and 574 from the unknown and unacceptable sources of income, the case docket added.