Anti-Corruption Commission Takes Action Against Journalist Anis Alamgir

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file a case against senior journalist Anis Alamgir for ‘illegal asset acquisition and money laundering’.

On Thursday, ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain informed journalists of the decision.

He stated, “A case has been decided to be filed against him under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004. ACC Assistant Director Akhtaruzzaman will register the case.”

Anis Alamgir, widely known as Anisur Rahman Alamgir, works with various media outlets, including the daily newspaper Ajker Kagoj.

According to ACC investigations, Anis Alamgir possesses immovable assets worth BDT 2.5 million and movable assets worth BDT 38,468,789, totaling BDT 40,968,789.

Including family and other expenditures of BDT 1,590,000, the total assets amount to BDT 42,558,789.

The ACC noted significant discrepancies between his declared legitimate income and accumulated assets.

Based on the investigation, his total assets are valued at BDT 42,558,789, whereas his latest tax records show net assets of BDT 5,799,668.

Verification indicates that his total declared and legitimate income amounts to BDT 9,009,851, including BDT 5,445,821 from past savings, BDT 1,939,977 from talk shows and consultancy, BDT 2,200,000 from plot sales, and BDT 324,053 from savings certificates and bank interest.

However, comparing these incomes with his total assets reveals BDT 32,648,938 worth of assets (approximately 77% of total assets) as ‘inconsistent with known income’.

Anis Alamgir, a part-time university lecturer, has been a subject of public discussion for his statements on contemporary politics in television talk shows, and for various posts on Facebook over recent days.

A detective team took him for questioning after 8:00 PM on December 14, bringing him to the Detective Branch office.

Subsequently, a member of the group ‘July Revolutionary Alliance’, Arian Ahmed, filed allegations against Anis Alamgir and three others for ‘conspiring to undermine state stability and inciting a banned organization’.

They filed the case at Uttara West Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act, which has now been officially registered as a case.

Uttara West Police Station Officer-in-Charge told BDNews24.com in the morning, “The allegations relate to propaganda on social media and talk shows in favor of the Awami League against the current government. The matter is cyber-related.”

Other accused in the case include actress Meher Afroze Shawon, Maria Kispotta (fashion model), and Imtu Ratish Imtiaz (presenter).