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CHATTOGRAM, July 13, 2025 (BSS)- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has
filed a case against former Member of Parliament (MP) of Awami League (AL)
from Chittagong-6 (Raozan) constituency ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury on charges
of acquiring illegal assets worth Taka 5.94 crore and engaging in suspicious
transactions worth Taka 10.86 crore.
Deputy Assistant Director of the ACC Head Office Md. Nizam Uddin filed the
case with its Chattogram integrated office on Sunday, ACC Deputy Director
Subel Ahmed confirmed the matter to the newsmen.
According to the case documents, it was discovered that the accused Fazle
Karim Chowdhury had acquired assets worth Taka 11.95 crore and movable assets
worth Taka 12.13 crore, totaling Taka 24.08 crore during the investigation.
No information was found regarding his loans or liabilities related this
assets acquisition. A review of his income tax documents showed that his
legal and acceptable income from acquiring the assets was Taka 18.13 crore.
Therefore, based on records, assets worth Taka 5.94 crore were found to
exceed his legal and acceptable income, which contradicts his known income in
the initial investigation.
In addition, he attempted to conceal the illegal source of money earned
through corruption by engaging in unusual financial transactions of Taka
10.864 crore in 12 bank accounts.
Subel Ahmed said that Fazle Karim Chowdhury committed the crime of money
laundering by retaining his illegal assets and engaging in suspicious bank
transactions.
The ACC has filed a case against him under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act
of 2004, the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1947 and the Prevention of Money
Laundering Act of 2012.
ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury was arrested from Akhaura Border area in
Brahmanbaria district on September 12 last year while trying to go to India
illegally.
Later, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) announced his arrest on the day.