Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) and former MP from Kishoreganj-2 constituency Nur Mohammad. File Photo

DHAKA, June 3, 2025 (BSS) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed two separate cases against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) and former MP from Kishoreganj-2 constituency Nur Mohammad and his wife Ismat Ara Begum on charges of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income and money laundering.

ACC Deputy Assistant Director Abu Mohammad Anwarul Islam lodged the cases with the commission's Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1. 

ACC Deputy Director Md Akhtarul Islam confirmed it.

In the first case, Nur Mohammad has been accused of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income of Tk 1 crore 16 lakhs 30 thousand 443 and money laundering through suspicious transactions of Tk 16 crore 42 lakhs 66 thousand 134 in 17 bank accounts.

In the second case, Nur Mohammad and his wife Ismat Ara Begum have been accused of simultaneously committing crimes and acquiring assets beyond known known sources of income of Tk 1,14,86,018 and suspicious transactions of about Tk 19 crore in 21 bank accounts.

The cases mentioned Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012 and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. Section 109 of the Penal Code has also been added to the second case.

The ACC said that accused Nur Mohammad served as the Inspector General of Police from 2007 to 2010 and later served as ambassador, secretary and Member of Parliament. During this time, evidence was found during the investigation that he acquired illegal assets by abusing government power and accepting bribes.

The ACC said that if more assets of the accused are found during the investigation and if any other person is found to be involved, it will be included in the investigation.