Actor and former minister Asaduzzaman Noor, already in prison in connection with the July Movement cases, has now been formally shown arrested in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
On Monday (22 September), Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Foez granted the ACC’s request to show Noor arrested in the case.
The ACC had filed the case on 30 July, accusing him of illegally amassing Tk 5.37 crore in unexplained assets and laundering over Tk 158 crore.
According to court records, ACC Assistant Director Ferdous Rahman, the investigation officer in the case, filed the petition on 15 September to show Noor arrested. The court then set 22 September for hearing.
During the hearing, Noor was produced before the court, and his lawyer sought bail. The court set 12 October for the bail hearing.
The ACC alleges that Noor abused his power to acquire Tk 5.37 crore in illegal assets and kept them under his control. It also accuses him of conducting “suspicious” transactions worth over Tk 158.78 crore across 19 bank and financial institution accounts, involving transfers and conversions of funds that violate the Money Laundering Prevention Act and the ACC Act.
According to the ACC, deposits of Tk 85.72 crore and withdrawals of Tk 73.05 crore were recorded in Noor’s accounts, with the sources of these funds remaining unclear.
Noor was arrested on 15 September 2024 in connection with killings during the anti-discrimination student movement and has been in prison since then.
