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Published : 18 Dec 2025, 07:55 PM
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to submit a chargesheet against former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal over alleged irregularities involving more than Tk 1 billion in illegal assets and suspicious financial transactions.
ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain said on Thursday that the chargesheet has been approved and will be filed to court shortly.
The national anti-graft agency claims to have found evidence linking Kamal’s wife, Lutful Tahmina Khan, his son Safi Muddaser Khan Joty, and his daughter Shafia Tasnim Khan to the alleged irregularities.
According to the approved chargesheet, Kamal has been accused of amassing Tk 220 million in illegal assets and conducting suspicious transactions exceeding Tk 870 million through nine banks.
On Oct 9, the ACC lodged five separate cases against Kamal, his wife, son and daughter, and assistant private secretary (APS) Monir Hossain for their alleged involvement in suppressing the July movement.
Kamal has also been made a defendant in cases filed against his family members.
The charges allege that, during his tenure as home minister under the Awami League government, Kamal illegally gained substantial assets by taking bribes through a syndicate in transfers, promotions, and recruitment across different departments of his ministry.
The ACC also claims that all his family members were involved in “acquiring illicit wealth”.
Based on the investigation, the chargesheet says Kamal, as a minister, acquired Tk 225.84 million in illegal wealth through “dishonest conduct, criminal misbehaviour and abuse of power” inconsistent with his known sources of income.
It also alleges that Tk 874.63 million in transactions through nine banks were linked to money laundering.
The document adds: “Funds were converted, transferred, and moved to hide the illegal source of money obtained through corruption and bribery.”
Kamal, his wife, and children face charges under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission 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.
Since the fall of the Awami League government on Aug 5, 2024, Kamal has not been seen publicly. Reports indicate he was later spotted in Kolkata, India.
His son Joty was arrested in Dhaka on Sept 14.
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) froze all bank accounts of Kamal and his family on Aug 14 to investigate suspicious transactions.
Kamal is also named in multiple murder cases linked to suppressing the July Uprising and faces charges at the International Crimes Tribunal.
On Sept 1, the court imposed a travel ban on Kamal, his wife, daughter, and seven others.
