Journalist Anis Alamgir Shown Arrested in ACC Case Over Illegal Assets
The court has approved an application to show journalist Anis Alamgir arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on charges of acquiring illegal assets. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md. Sabbir Fayez passed the order on Wednesday (January 28).
Earlier, on January 25, the investigation officer of the case and ACC Assistant Director Akhtaruzzaman submitted an application to show Anis Alamgir arrested. During the hearing, he was produced before the court from prison.
According to ACC sources, a case was filed against Anis Alamgir on January 15 on charges of acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income and money laundering.
The case statement alleges that assets worth a total of BDT 40,968,789 have been found in Anis Alamgir’s name, including immovable property worth BDT 2.5 million and movable property worth BDT 38,468,789. In addition, family and other expenses amounting to BDT 1.59 million have been calculated.
Based on this, his total acquired assets stand at BDT 42,558,789. In contrast, his total income from legal sources has been found to be BDT 9,909,851. This includes past savings of BDT 5,445,821, income of BDT 1,939,977 from talk shows and consultancy, BDT 2.2 million from the sale of a plot, and BDT 324,053 from savings certificates and bank interest.
According to the ACC’s calculation, assets worth BDT 32,648,938 have been found in excess compared to declared and acceptable income, which is approximately 77 percent of the total acquired assets. This portion has been identified as wealth beyond known sources of income.
