Tk 3,181cr graft: ACC files cases against Nixon Chowdhury, wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two separate cases against Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, alias Nixon Chowdhury, a former lawmaker from Faridpur, as well as his wife, for their alleged involvement in suspicious bank transactions totalling over Tk 3,162 crore. They also face charges of amassing illegal wealth worth approximately Tk 19.5 crore.

The cases were filed with the ACC’s Integrated District Office in Dhaka today, said the agency’s director general Md Akhtar Hossain.

The first case was filed by ACC Assistant Director Md Ferdous Rahman.

According to the case statement, during his tenure as a lawmaker, Nixon abused his power and accumulated unexplained wealth worth Tk 11.23 crore. Besides, he also conducted unusual transactions totalling Tk 1,402.51 crore through 55 bank accounts under his name and various affiliated organisations. The transactions were allegedly used to launder illegal funds and conceal their sources.

In the second case, Nixon’s wife Tarin Hossain, also the daughter of former environment and forest minister Anwar Hossain Manju, has been named as the primary accused, with Nixon Chowdhury listed as an accomplice.

According to the case statement, Tarin Hossain, with her husband’s direct assistance, acquired Tk 8.05 crore in unexplained wealth. She also conducted abnormal transactions worth Tk 1,760.34 crore through 17 bank accounts linked to her and affiliated entities, allegedly using these accounts to transfer, shift, and conceal illicit funds.

The case was filed by Assistant Director Mohammad Shihab Salam.

Previously, a three-member team, led by ACC Deputy Director Md Salahuddin, investigated the allegations against Nixon. On October 23, following an ACC request, a court imposed a travel ban on Nixon and his wife.