Former AL MP, brother sued in graft case in Kushtia

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed separate cases against former Awami League MP from the Kushtia-1 constituency, Md Rezaul Haque Chowdhury, and his younger brother, Bulbul Ahmed Chowdhury, a former Daulatpur Upazila Parishad chairman. 

The cases were filed on Thursday at the ACC's Integrated District Office (Sajeka) in Kushtia on charges of concealing information about their assets and possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.

According to the commission, Rezaul Haque allegedly concealed assets worth Tk57,06,600 in his submitted wealth statement and acquired assets worth Tk2,66,72,535 that were disproportionate to his known sources of income.

A case has been filed against him under Sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004. 

Meanwhile, Bulbul Ahmed has been accused of concealing information about assets worth Tk34,14,000 in his submitted wealth statement and acquiring assets worth Tk1,79,35,268 that were disproportionate to his known sources of income.

A separate case has also been filed against him under Sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.