Former mayor of Rajshai Khairuzzaman Liton. Photo: Collected

DHAKA, April 22, 2025 (BSS) -The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed separate cases against former mayor of Rajshai Khairuzzaman Liton, his wife Shaheen Akter and daughter Anika Fariha Zaman for acquiring huge wealth beyond their known source of income.

Assistant Director (AD) Public Relations Department of the ACC Tanzir Ahmed said that Khairuzzaman Liton, as a mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) had acquired and possessed wealth worth about Taka 10,35,89,304 misusing his power. He also made suspected transaction of Taka 52,23,17,251 through his 12 bank accounts and knowingly transferred, handed over and converted it to others. As such, the ACC filed the case against him under section 27(1) of the ACC Act-2004, sub-section 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012 and section 5(2) of the Corruption Prevention Act-1947.

Besides, Shaheen Akter, during the mayoral period of her husband, acquired wealth worth about Taka 11,41,62,245 by misusing power and through corruption and taking bribes that is beyond her known source of income. She also made suspected transactions of Taka 76,29,78,802 through her 13 bank accounts and knowingly transferred, handed over and converted it to others. The ACC for these reasons filed a case against Shaheen Akter and her husband under section 27(1) of the ACC Act 2004, section 109 of Bangladesh Penal Code, sub-section 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012 and section 5(2) of the Corruption Prevention Act-1947.

On the other hand, Anika Fariha Zaman, during the mayoral period of her father, acquired Taka 6,80,79,781 misusing her father’s power and taking bribe and through corruption that is beyond her known source of income. She also made suspected transactions of Taka 2,44,81,578 through her five bank accounts and knowingly handed over, transferred and converted the money to others.

So the ACC filed a case against Anika Fariha Zaman and her father under section 27(1) of the ACC Act 2004, section 109 of Bangladesh Penal Code and sub section 2 and 3 of section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012.