The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed two separate cases against former Jessore-1 MP Sheikh Afil Uddin and his wife Tahera Sobha, accusing them of amassing wealth worth about Tk 62.31 crore.
The cases were lodged at the ACC’s Dhaka Integrated District Office by Assistant Director Syed Maidul Islam, ACC Deputy Director Aktarul Islam told UNB.
According to the first case, investigators found assets worth Tk 45.43 crore in Sheikh Afil Uddin’s name, including immovable properties valued at Tk 1.47 crore and movable assets worth Tk 43.91 crore.
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His lawful income was only Tk 7.60 crore, leaving unexplained wealth of Tk 46.26 crore.
In the second case, Tahera Sobha was accused of acquiring illegal assets.
Investigators found her movable and immovable properties valued at Tk 18.55 crore.
Including expenditures, her total assets stood at Tk 19.23 crore, while her lawful income was Tk 3.18 crore, leaving unexplained wealth of Tk 16.05 crore.
Besides, the ACC issued asset disclosure notices to the couple’s three sons — Sheikh Kutubuddin, Sheikh Tamim Uddin, and Afnan Uddin — after finding evidence of suspicious assets worth around Tk 50 million in their names.
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