The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate corruption cases against former Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and his wife Afrin Taposh.

On Sunday (January 5), ACC Deputy Director Monirul Islam filed the two cases as the plaintiff at the ACC's Dhaka Integrated District Office. ACC Director General Md. Akhter Hossain confirmed the matter.

The couple has been charged with acquiring illegal assets worth around Tk. 80 crore and making unusual transactions worth Tk. 615 crore.

The case statement said that Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh is accused of acquiring illegal assets worth around Tk. 73 crore, making suspicious transactions worth Tk. 538 crore and over 500,000 US dollars in 27 bank accounts.

In addition, his wife Afrin Taposh has been accused of acquiring illegal assets worth more than Tk. 6 crore 43 lakh, and making unusual transactions worth 70 crore 80 lakh dollars and 395,000 US dollars in 9 bank accounts.

The draft will be finalized after discussions with political parties on the July declaration, said the press secretary to the chief adviser, Shafiqul Alam.

However, he also said that a specific date has not been fixed yet.

He said this at a briefing at the auditorium of the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Sunday (January 5) afternoon.

The press secretary said a task force was formed in November to investigate the Sagar-Runi murders. I have spoken to 25-30 new people. The PBI is doing a lot of work. I hope the PBI can do something fruitful, they are putting in a lot of work.

Joint forces have arrested former minister and former district Awami League president Abdul Latif Biswas in a raid in Belkuchi, Sirajganj.

He was arrested in a raid at his residence in Kamarpara in Belkuchi municipal area on Sunday (January 5) afternoon.

Belkuchi Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Abdul Barek said, I have heard about the arrest of Abdul Latif Biswas. However, I cannot give details right now.

It is worth noting that Abdul Latif Biswas, former president of Sirajganj District Awami League and former Minister of Fisheries and Livestock, resigned from the post of Chairman of Sirajganj District Council in January 2024 and contested the election as an independent candidate from Sirajganj-5 (Belkuchi-Chowhali) constituency. However, he lost a close fight with the boat symbol candidate Abdul Momin Mandal.

He was elected as a member of parliament from Sirajganj-5 (Belkuchi-Chowhali) constituency in 1996 and 2008. After winning the 9th National Parliament election in 2008, he served as the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock in Sheikh Hasina's second cabinet.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has received information about suspicious transactions worth Tk. 41.29 crore against Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) driver Syed Abed Ali and his family. The transactions came to light through deposits of Tk. 20.88 crore and withdrawals of Tk. 20.41 crore in his 12 bank accounts.

A case was filed against him on Sunday (January 5) on charges of acquiring assets beyond known income worth Tk. 3.73 crore.

ACC Director General Akhter Hossain confirmed the case.

He said that separate cases have also been filed against Abed Ali's wife Shahrin Akhter Shilpi and son Syed Sohanur Rahman Siam.