ACC files graft cases against ex-MP Maya, his wife

Former minister and lawmaker Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya. Photo: FILE

Online Desk

Published: 2025-11-16 19:13:20

The ACC on Sunday filed two separate cases against former minister and lawmaker Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and his wife Parveen Chowdhury on the charge of acquiring huge illegal wealth.

Director General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Md Akhter Hossain disclosed the information to journalists during the regular media briefing.

A three-member team of the ACC headquarters led by its Deputy Director (DD) Mozammil Hossain filed the cases after detailed scrutinising of their wealth statements and bank transactions from the financial year 2008–2009 to date.

According to the initial investigation, the former lawmaker has earned illegal wealth worth about Tk1,82,55,261 by misusing power and through corruption, which is beyond his known sources of income. His legal income was worth about Tk4,35,85,937, while the ACC officials during the investigation found his wealth worth about Tk6,18,41,198.

Besides, he made usual and suspected transactions of Tk255,25,11,731 through his 16 bank accounts, from which he had already withdrawn Tk255,12,20,204 at that time.

The commission, after detailed investigation, filed the case under section 27(1) of the ACC Act-2004, section 5(2) of the Corruption Prevention Act-1947 and sub-sections 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012.

The commission also found that his wife Parveen Chowdhury has earned moveable and immoveable assets and properties worth about Tk8,06,12,369 by using and taking illegal influence and assistance from her husband. Her legal earning was worth about Tk5,66,62,802 but the commission found her total wealth worth about Tk13,72,75,171.

Besides, Tk111,74,04,411 was deposited in her 36 bank accounts at that time, and she had already withdrawn Tk111,46,34,712 from those accounts.

The commission has filed a case against her under section 27(1) of the ACC Act-2004, sub-sections 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012 and section 109 of the Bangladesh Penal Code.