Former lawmaker of Dhaka-9 constituency Saber Hossain Chowdhury -File Photo

DHAKA, Oct 16, 2025(BSS) - The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed separate cases against former lawmaker of Dhaka-9 constituency Saber Hossain Chowdhury and his wife Rehena Chowdhury for allegedly acquiring illegal wealth.

ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain revealed this to journalists at its regular media briefing at the commission’s headquarters here. Deputy Director (DD) of the commission Md Saiduzzaman filed the cases with the integrated Dhaka office.

According to the ACC, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, a former minister for forest, environment and climate change, has earned moveable and immoveable assets and properties worth about Taka 12,25,48,169 from 1989 to 2025 beyond his legal sources of income. 

He also made suspicious transactions of Taka 124,61,54,252 through his 26 bank accounts at that time, the ACC sources said.

The ACC filed the case against him under section 27(1) of the ACC Act-2004, section 5(2) of the Corruption Prevention Act-1947 and sub-sections 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012.

The ACC also alleged that Rehena Chowdhury, wife of Saber Chowdhury, has acquired illegal wealth worth about Taka 26,97,15,389 and made suspected transactions of Taka 150,88,92,450 through her three bank accounts from 1999 to 2025 time.

The ACC filed the case against her 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 109 of Bangladesh Penal Code (BPC).