Bangladesh
ACC Illegal wealth of Tk 40 cr: Charge sheet against Col. Shahid along with his wife and 2 daughters
Dhaka, May 3: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the charge sheet against retired Colonel Shahid Uddin Khan and his wife and two daughters for allegedly acquiring illegal wealth of around Tk 40 crore.
The charge sheet was approved by the ACC head office on Tuesday. It is said that investigating officer Deputy Director Md. Nazmul Hussain will submit the charge sheet to the court soon.
ACC Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain said, the commission has approved the charge sheet against Md. Shahid Uddin Khan and his family after finding evidence of acquiring assets outside of known income of 39 crore 73 lakh 40 thousand in the investigation of ACC. The accused in the approved charge sheet are retired Colonel Md Shahid Uddin Khan, his wife Farzana Anjum Khan and their two daughters Sheotaj Munasi Khan and Parisa Pinaz Khan. Retired Colonel Md. Shahid Uddin Khan is a convicted accused in the case of income tax evasion.
According to various sources, he is currently living in the UK with his family. On April 28, 2022, ACC Deputy Director Jalal Uddin Ahmed filed the case as the plaintiff.
According to the investigation report, ACC's investigation has found evidence of acquisition of wealth of 39 crore 73 lakh 40 thousand against Colonel Md Shahid Uddin Khan and his family. Among the illegal assets are a flat in the capital's Baridhara, FDR of Tk 26 crore in FAS Finance and Investment Limited and FDR of Tk 5 crore in Eastern Bank, along with shares of various companies. No valid source has been found. ACC issues notice seeking account of assets after finding prima facie evidence of illegal assets. But no asset account has been submitted to ACC by Shahid Khan. A charge sheet has been sanctioned against the accused under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.
