The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed cases against Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former defence and security adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, along with his wife Shaheen Siddique and their two daughters, for allegedly amassing illegal wealth worth over Tk 62 crore.
At a press briefing on Thursday, ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain disclosed the information.
According to ACC findings, Tarique Siddique is accused of possessing Tk 28.59 crore in undisclosed assets. His wife, Shaheen Siddique, reportedly holds Tk 25.77 crore in illegal wealth. Their daughters - Nurin Tasfia Siddique and Bushra Siddique - allegedly own Tk 3.37 crore and Tk 4.03 crore in unaccounted-for assets, respectively.
In total, the ACC claims to have found evidence of approximately Tk 62 crore in illegal assets connected to the family. Separate cases have been filed against each individual.
The ACC also reported suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 122 crore in the bank accounts of Tarique and Shaheen Siddique.
Investigators said Tarique owns a seven-storey residence on Road 1 in Baridhara DOHS and a plot in Sector 7 of Purbachal. He also possesses three apartments in Gulshan, which he claims to have inherited from his mother, and holds Tk 17.36 crore in cash across several bank accounts.
Shaheen Siddique is found to own multiple properties, including three plots in Sectors 21 and 30 of the Purbachal New Town Project, a 10-katha plot and two 5-katha plots in Sector 26, two 3,500-square-foot apartments in Baridhara Model Town, and a 3,000-square-foot flat in Baridhara DOHS. She also has bank deposits totalling Tk 3.67 crore, including Tk 2.75 crore in fixed deposits.
No immovable property was found under the daughters' names. Their alleged wealth, amounting to over Tk 8 crore, consists entirely of movable and liquid assets. Although they claimed the assets were inherited from their parents, the ACC found no legitimate sources of income to substantiate the claim.
