Dhaka, Sept 16: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former chairman of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), Md. Siddiqur Rahman Sarkar, on charges of amassing illegal wealth and laundering money.
The case was confirmed at a press briefing held at the ACC headquarters in Segunbagicha on Tuesday, where the commission’s Deputy Director (Public Relations), Md. Aktarul Islam, briefed reporters.
According to the case statement, Siddiqur Rahman abused his authority while serving as RAJUK chairman and later as a senior official at the Social Welfare Agency. During this period, he accumulated assets worth over Tk 31.29 crore, which were found to be disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Investigations revealed that between 2001 and 2017, more than Tk 88.82 crore was deposited into 57 bank accounts opened in his name, with nearly the same amount withdrawn. The ACC has identified this Tk 177 crore in transactions as both unusual and suspicious.
Based on these findings, the case has been filed under several sections of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the Anti-Money Laundering Act.