Former minister and lawmaker Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya. File photo

DHAKA, Nov 16, 2025 (BSS) - The ACC today filed two separate cases against former minister and lawmaker Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and his wife Parveen Chowdhury on charge of acquiring huge illegal wealth.

Director General of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Md Akhter Hossain disclosed the information to the journalists during the regular media briefing here.

A 3-member team of the ACC headquarters led by its Deputy Director (DD) Mozammil Hossain filed the cases after detailed scrutinizing of their wealth statements and bank transactions from the financial year 2008-2009 to till now.

According to the initial investigation, the former lawmaker has earned illegal wealth worth about Taka 1,82,55,261 by misusing power and through corruption which is beyond his known sources of income. His legal income was worth about Taka 4,35,85,937 while the ACC officials during the investigation found his wealth worth about Taka 6,18,41,198.

Besides, he made usual and suspected transactions of Taka 255,25,11,731 through his 16 bank accounts from which he already withdrew Taka 255,12,20,204 at that time.

The commission after detailed investigation filed the case 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 commission also found that his wife Parveen Chowdhury has earned moveable and immoveable assets and properties worth about Taka 8,06,12,369 by using and taking illegal influence and assistance of her husband. Her legal earning was worth about Taka 5,66,62,802 but the commission found her total wealth worth about Taka 13,72,75,171.

Besides, Taka 111,74,04,411 was deposited to her 36 bank accounts at that time and she already withdrew Taka 111,46,34,712 from those accounts.

The commission has filed a case against her under section 27(1) of the ACC Act-2004, sub-sections 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012 and section 109 of Bangladesh Penal Code.