Former state minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Majumdar. -File Photo

DHAKA, Feb 12, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today fixed May 7 for submission of investigation report in two separate cases filed against former state minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Majumdar and his son Shahed Ahmed Majumdar in connection with amassing wealth inconsistent with their known sources of income.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib fixed the day accepting the first information report (FIR).  

Earlier, on February 11, the investigation officers of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two separate cases with the Commission's Dhaka-1 office.

According to the case statement, Kamal Ahmed Majumdar, abusing his power as a state minister, acquired assets worth Tk 12 crore 95 lakh 58 thousand 590 by illegal means, which was contradictory with his known sources of his income.

He made suspicious transactions of Tk 296 crore 3 lakh 5 thousand 968 in 10 accounts in different banks in his own name and in the name of his organizations, including suspicious deposits of Tk 148 crore 28 lakh 18 thousand 392 and withdrawals of Tk 147 crore 74 lakh 87 thousand 576.   

A case has been filed against him under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012 and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 for these offences.

Besides, the case statement of Shahed Ahmed Majumdar showed that he accumulated assets worth Tk 2 crore 39 lakh 73 thousand 736 using the influence of his father beyond known sources of income.

In this connection a case was filed against Shahed Ahmed Majumdar and his father Kamal Ahmed Majumdar under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and Section 109 of the Penal Code.