Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today approved the charge sheet against former Textiles and Jute Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui and one other in a case filed over misuse of power.

ACC brought the charges of illegally selling government property and incurring loss of Tk 40,69,021 against the two accused, sources said. The other accused is Begum Jahanara Rashid.

According to the accusations, the former minister sold government property of at least Tk 64,63,795 misusing his power to Jahanara for only Tk 23,94,774.

Md Aminul Islam, assistant director of ACC's integrated district office, filed the case on October 17, 2017 with the Adamdighi Police Station in Bogura in this regard.

ACC accepts charge sheet against police official, wife

The ACC also accepted a charge sheet against a police official and his wife for allegedly laundering Tk 4.33 crore illegally.

The ACC has accepted the charge sheet against Inspector Md Firoz Kabir of Barishal district, former sub-inspector (SI) of DMP’s Gulshan zone and his wife Sabrina Ahmed Eva under Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012, reads a press release of ACC.

Syed Ataul Kabir, assistant director of ACC main branch, had filed the case against the duo in 2017 with Gulshan Police Station.