The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed three separate cases against former Youth and Sports Minister and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon, his wife Roksana Hasan, and former Executive Director of Beximco Pharmaceuticals and BCB Director Ismail Haider Mollick.

The ACC accuses the three of illegally amassing wealth totaling Tk 35.77 crore.

ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain shared the information at a press briefing held at the ACC headquarters in Segunbagicha, Dhaka, today. He also revealed that the Commission has requested wealth statements from five other individuals related to the accused.

According to Hossain, Papon has been accused of accumulating Tk 20.07 crore in assets beyond known sources of income. He allegedly carried out suspicious transactions totaling Tk 742.72 crore through 20 different bank accounts.

The ACC has recommended filing charges against Papon 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.

His wife, Roksana Hasan, is accused of illegally accumulating wealth worth Tk 12 crore and conducting suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 49.33 crore through 11 bank accounts. She is to be charged under section 27(1) of the ACC Act, section 4(2) of the Money Laundering Act, and section 109 of the Penal Code.

Meanwhile, Ismail Haider Mollick has been accused of acquiring Tk 3.70 crore in undeclared assets and making suspicious transactions totaling Tk 3.3 crore through eight bank accounts. The ACC has recommended a separate case against him as well.

Alongside the cases, the ACC has sought wealth statements from Papon’s daughter Rushmila Rahman, son Rafsan Rahman, Beximco Pharmaceuticals’ Strategic Brand Manager Rakin Al Mahmood and his wife Sunehra Rahman, as well as Ismail Haider’s wife Sultana Nijhum.