Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday froze bank accounts of former BNP lawmaker Advocate Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu and his wife Sabina Yasmin over allegations of acquiring illegal wealth through tender manipulation and extortion.
Confirming the matter, the director (public relations) of the ACC Pranab Kumar Bhattachariya told the Business Post that Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of the Bangladesh Bank blocked the accounts, where around 7.36 crore taka was deposited under their names, upon being requested by the ACC.
Pranab said, "ACC is investigating allegations over possessing a huge amount of illegal wealth through tender manipulation and extortion against BNP leader Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu. As a part of the investigation, inquiry officer Md Shafi Ullah, who is also the assistant director of the ACC, requested the Bangladesh Bank to freeze all the bank accounts of Dulu and his wife. BFIU an organ of central bank froze all bank accounts of Dulu and his wife Sabina Yasmin where 7.36 crore taka was found distributed."
ACC started investigating Dulu in 2018 for his alleged involvement of acquiring illegal wealth worth 500 crore taka.
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