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DHAKA, Feb 22, 2026 (BSS) - The ACC today filed two cases against former lawmaker from Jashore-1 constituency Sheikh Afil Uddin and his wife Mosammat Tahera Sobha for acquiring illegal wealth worth about Taka 63 crore that is beyond their known sources of income.

Director General of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Mohammad Akhtar Hossain disclosed the information at the regular media briefing at the commission headquarters here.

The ACC lodged the first case against Sheikh Afil Uddin for acquiring immoveable and moveable assets worth about Taka 454, 298, 969 of which immovable assets were Taka 1, 47, 89, 688 and movable assets were Taka 43, 95, 09,281.

The ACC during its investigation found his total assets worth about Taka 53, 86, 66, 272 of which his legitimate income was only Taka 7, 60, 61, 850 that means his illegal or undisclosed assets were worth about Taka 46, 26, 04, 422.

The case has been filed against him under section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.

The ACC, meanwhile, filed another case against Sheikh Afil’s wife Tahera Sobha for acquiring assets and properties worth about Taka 18, 55, 66, 863 in which her immovable assets were worth about Taka 51, 85, 370 and movable assets were worth about Taka 1 8, 0 3, 81, 493. 

Her total assent including the family expenditure were worth about Taka 19, 23, 42, 095 of which her legitimate income was worth about Taka 3, 18, 30, 787 that means his illegal or undisclosed assets were worth about Taka 16, 05, 11, 308.

The case has been filed against her under the same section 27(1) of the same act.

The ACC also found inconsistencies in the assets of their three sons and issued notices to them asking them to submit their wealth statements:

They are Sheikh Kutub Uddin, Sheikh Tamim Uddin and Sheikh Afnan Uddin. The ACC found assets of Sheikh Kutub Uddin worth over Taka 2, 16, 1 2, 736, assets of Tamim Uddin worth over Taka 1, 96, 54, 278 and assets of Afnan Uddin is over Taka 70, 74, 236.

Accordingly, notices have been served to them under section 26(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, directing them to submit their statements of assets.

The cases were filed by Deputy Assistant Director of the ACC Syed Maidul Islam.