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DHAKA, Jan 21, 2025 (BSS) – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today lodged two separate cases against former Kushtia-1 constituency lawmaker AKM Sarwar Jahan and his wife Mahmuda Siddiqa on charges of acquiring illegal wealth beyond known sources of income. 
 
Sarwar was accused in a case under sections 27 (1) of the Anti Corruption Commission Act, 2004, and 5 (2) of The Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012  and 5 (2)  of the Corruption Prevention Act, 1947 while his wife was accused under section 27 (1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004 at the ACC. 
 
ACC Director General (prevention) Akhter Hossain confirmed this in a press briefing at the Commission’s Segunbagicha Headquarters.
 
According to the case statements, Sarwar amassed illegal wealth of over Tk 4.20 crore and his wife earned over Tk 1.19 crore beyond known source of income. 
 
Sarwar was also accused of money laundering for suspicious transactions of over Tk 11.43 crore through his bank accounts.