The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed a case against the current commissioner of the Commissionerate of Customs Valuation and Internal Audit Mohammad Enamul Hoque for amassing illegal wealth of around Tk10 crore.

ACC's Assistant Director Mahbubul Alam in Dhaka filed the case with Dhaka District Coordinated Office-1.  

ACC deputy director (Public relations) Arif Sadik told UNB that Enamul has been serving as the customs commissioner at Customs Valuation and Internal Audit Commissionerate since November 2020.

The ACC initiated an investigation against him in November 2022, and he faced questioning during the same month.

According to the case statement, the accused bought land, flats and commercial spaces at 64 locations spending over Tk 21.5 crore from 1993 to 2022. He also invested in the share market, fish farm, gold ornaments and other means along with savings worth over Tk 58 lakh.  

Enamul's total net worth then works out to over Tk 22 crore.

Alongside, he declared a debt of almost Tk 6 crore, but couldn't substantiate taking a loan of Tk 1.5 crore approx., with documentary evidence. Consequently, his verified debt amount is Tk 4.35 crore. After deducting the debt, his net worth amounts to almost Tk 18 crore.

According to his income tax return file,  Enamul was able to show almost Tk 8 crore of his net worth was from legitimate sources of income.There are  suspicions however against the remaining nearly Tk 10 crore, which is disproportionate to his income and there is good reason to believe that it is an asset outside known sources of income, the ACC said in the case statement.