ACC sues Babar

Dhaka, Jan 13 (bdprem.com)—The Anticorruption Commission Sunday filed a case against former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar on charges of earning wealth beyond his known income source and laundering money. Ramna police sub-inspector Mahmudul Hasan told bdnews24.com that ACC assistant director Mirza Zahidul Alam had filed the case. The case alleged that Babar had earned about Tk 7.05 crore in wealth beyond known income. According to other case details, the BNP leader sent about Tk 6.79 crore in foreign currencies into his bank account abroad. The case against Babar has been filed under the Anticorruption Commission Act 2004 and Emergency Powers Rules 2007, Hasan said.