Sajeeb Wazed Joy -Photo: Collected

DHAKA, Aug 14, 2025(BSS) - The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed a corruption case against ousted prime minister's ICT affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy for acquiring illegal wealth worth about Taka nearly 60.15 crore and laundering the money.

ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain disclosed this to media at a briefing at the commission headquarters' in the city's Segunbagicha area.

According to the ACC, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, also the son of Hasina, has earned moveable and immoveable properties worth about Taka over 61.18 crore from 2000 to 2025.

Of the total, his moveable properties was Taka over 54.39 crore and immoveable properties was Taka over 6.78 crore.

According to the ACC investigation, the genuine income of Sajeeb Wazed Joy at that time was Taka over 1.32 crore that means he has acquired illegal wealth worth about nearly 60.15 crore.

As per ACC allegation, Joy, as an adviser, has acquired huge illegal wealth by using power with ulterior motive and laundered Taka over 54.04 crore to the United Kingdom (UK) for buying two houses or investing the money there.

The ACC also found his transactions of Taka over 57.50 crore including suspected transaction of Taka over 3.46 crore through his two bank accounts at that time.

These financial dealings and transactions by Sajeeb Wazed Joy is punishable offence under section 27(1) of ACC Act-2004, sub-sections 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012 and section 5(2) of Corruption Prevention Act-1947.