The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found transactions worth Tk626.65 crore in the bank accounts of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s personal assistant, Md Jahangir Alam, once employed as a peon.
The ACC has filed two cases against Jahangir and his wife, Kamrun Nahar, accusing them of amassing illegal assets worth Tk24 crore, ACC Director General Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed to the media on Tuesday.
According to the case statement, Jahangir acquired undisclosed assets amounting to Tk18.29 crore. Using illegal means, he deposited Tk626.65 crore in 23 accounts across eight banks under his and his companies’ names, withdrawing or transferring Tk624.60 crore.
The transactions were flagged as suspicious.
The investigation also uncovered that Jahangir’s company, Sky Rearrange Limited, deposited and withdrew Tk178 crore from a current account with Mutual Trust Bank in just 83 days during the first five months of 2024.
In a separate case, Jahangir’s wife, Kamrun Nahar, was accused of possessing undisclosed assets worth Tk6.8 crore.
Notably, on July 14, during a press conference at Ganabhaban following a China visit, Sheikh Hasina said: “A peon at my house has become the owner of Tk400 crore and does not travel without a helicopter.”
This remark brought Jahangir into the spotlight.
source : Dhaka Tribune
