A court in Dhaka has fixed April 20 for the submission of probe reports in three separate cases filed against former Cumilla lawmaker AKM Bahauddin Bahar, his wife Meherunnesa, daughter and former mayor of Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) Tahseen Bahar Suchona on charges of with acquiring illegal wealth.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib on Wednesday fixed the date for the submission of the probe reports.
Earlier, on Monday, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed three separate cases against Bahar, his wife and daughter.
According to the case documents, Bahauddin acquired assets worth Tk 67. 43 crore beyond his known source of income through abusing power and committing corruption as a lawmaker.
Besides, he (Bahar) has engaged in unusual and suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 258.68lakh crores through his 29 banks.
Another case document, Bahauddin's daughter Tahseen Bahar, former Mayor of Cumilla City Corporation (CCC), has illegally acquired assets worth Tk 3.4 crore beyond her known source of income.
In another case, ex-MP's housewife Meherunnesha allegedly made an attempt to legitimize the illegal wealth of Bahauddin by presenting herself as a businesswoman in the income tax returns.
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