Tk 3,162cr ‘unusual transactions’ in Nixon, Tarin’s accounts

The Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC, has filed two separate cases against former Awami League lawmaker Mujibur Rahman Chowdhruy, popularly known as Nixon Chowdhruy, and his wife Tarin Hossain on allegations of making around Tk 3,162 crore unusual transactions and amassing illegal wealth of about Tk 19.50 crore.

ACC Director General Md Aktar Hossain confirmed the matter on Thursday, January 9.

Of the two cases, one was filed against Nixon Chowdhury and another filed against Tarin Hossain.

While he has been in power, Nixon acquired illegal assets of around Tk 11.23 crore through various irregularities and corruptions and made about Tk 1,402.51 crore unusual transactions using 55 bank accounts in his name and related entities, according to the statement of the case against him. 

The statement of another case filed against Tarin said she accumulated around Tk 8 crore illegal wealth in association with her husband Nixon and conducted abnormal transactions worth about 1,760 crore through 17 accounts linked to her and affiliated entities.

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