DHAKA, Sept 30, 2025 (BSS) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two separate cases against former Bhola-2 lawmaker Ali Azam Mukul and his wife Jahanara Yasmin, a senior principal officer of National Bank, over amassing illegal wealth and laundering money.

ACC Director General Md. Akhter Hossain disclosed the matter at a press briefing at the ACC headquarters today.

The investigation, led by Deputy Director Manasi Biswas with Assistant Director Piyas Pal and Deputy Assistant Director Roman Uddin, revealed that Mukul accumulated wealth worth over Tk 2.92 crore beyond his known sources of income.

In another case, the ACC charged Jahanara Yasmin with acquiring Tk 6.71 crore in assets illegally. 

Despite having a legal income of Tk 1.89 crore, she possessed assets totaling Tk 9.02 crore. The commission also unearthed suspicious transactions of Tk 66.11 crore through 39 bank accounts in her name.

The cases were filed under Section 27(1) of the ACC Act, 2004, Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.