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DHAKA, May 20, 2025 (BSS) - The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed a case against former director of the Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP) Md Saidul Islam and his wife Shaila Akhter for amassing illegal wealth beyond their known sources of income.

Md Akhterul Islam, Deputy Director, Public Relations of the ACC said that the main accused Saidul Islam has been working as Director, DIP Chattogram office now. Earlier, he worked as a Director at the DIP Headquarters in Dhaka.

According to the case, Saidul Islam has acquired illegal asset and properties worth about TK 1,19,04,240 while he was a director of the DIP in Dhaka and his wife has amazed illegal wealth worth about TK  1,44,70,896 during the time.

The couple jointly earned illegal wealth worth about TK 2,63,75,136 that is beyond their known sources of income.

The ACC filed the case against the couple as they have already handed over, transferred and converted the asset and properties to others. The case was filed under section 27(1) of the ACC Act-2004, sub-sections 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Preventing Act-2012 and section 109 of Bangladesh Penal Code (BPC).