Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two cases against Muhammad Ashraful Alam Khokan, former deputy press secretary to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, accusing him of amassing illegal assets valued at Tk16.5 crore.
Khokan is also charged with engaging in suspicious financial transactions, including laundering Tk1.34 crore and purchasing a property in New York, USA.
The ACC confirmed the filing of the cases on March 27, 2024.
According to the case statement, Khokan attempted to conceal the origins of his illicit wealth by conducting suspicious transactions totaling Tk1.34 crore through three bank accounts.
He is also accused of transferring and converting funds to purchase a house at 3067 Ira Road, Bellmore, NY 11710.
In the first case, Khokan is accused of accumulating illegal assets worth Tk13.33 crore. In the second case, both Khokon and his wife, Rezwana Noor, have been named as accused for possessing illegal wealth totaling Tk3.08 crore.
Additionally, Rezwana Noor is separately accused of conducting amounting to Tk6.13 crore through three bank accounts.
The couple has been charged under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Section 4(2) (3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012, and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
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