Staff Correspondent: Illegal gains and charges of laundering millions of dollars in Lakshmipur MP Kazi Shahid Islam papula and his wife Selina Islam preserved MP, head of the wife's sister and daughter Jasmine Islam Wafa decided to freeze the bank accounts of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC ). A total of 613 bank accounts have been found in the names of these four people in eight banks of the country, the ACC said.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has already written to Bangladesh Bank to freeze their bank accounts. Wednesday (December 23) ACC investigation officer (Deputy Director) said. A letter signed by Saladin has been sent to Bangladesh Bank. The ACC's public relations department has confirmed that the letter was sent with the permission of the court.

The letter requested the bank's MD to freeze the bank accounts of MP Papul, his wife, reserved seat MP Selina Islam, sister-in-law Jasmine Pradhan and daughter Wafa Islam.

Among the bank accounts, 590 were found in NRBC Bank, 13 in Prime Bank, four in Mutual Trust Bank, two in Standard Chartered Bank and one each in Citibank, Sonali Bank and Trust Bank.

Besides, 22 acres of land was found in Meghna upazila of Comilla, seven and a half acres in Homna and 49 percent in Sylhet. The ACC has found a luxurious flat at the address 8 / A and B of CEN D-2 house on Road No. 95 of Gulshan-2.

The ACC has filed a case against Kazi Shahid Islam Papul and his wife Selina Islam, sister-in-law Jasmine Pradhan and daughter Wafa Islam on November 11 on charges of illegal acquisition of assets and smuggling of Tk 148 crore. ACC Dhaka Integrated District Office-1 Deputy Director. Saladin filed the case as a plaintiff.

It has been alleged in the case that Papul's sister-in-law Jasmine Pradhan has acquired illegal assets worth Tk 2.31 crore. He assisted in the legalization of the Papu-Selina couple's money laundering while still a student. For this he also set up a well-known organization called 'Lilabali'. Under the guise of this organization, Jasmine has laundered money through five major banks from 2012 to October 2020 by transferring, converting and transferring Tk 148 crore.

Besides, about 44 accounts have been found in the name of Jasmine Pradhan in different banks. Of these, only NRB Commercial Bank has 34 FDR accounts. Her sister's husband MP Shahid Islam Papul was a director of NRB Commercial Bank.

Police in Kuwait arrested MP Shahid Islam Papul on June 8 this year. The Kuwaiti government has accused him of human and money laundering and exploiting business workers. After that, when a fight broke out over the issue, a case was first filed against him in Bangladesh under the Human Trafficking Act. Apart from this, the ACC started an investigation into his illegal acquisition of assets and money laundering. On June 18 this year, Papul's wife, sister-in-law and daughter were banned from leaving the country, on June 22 all bank accounts were suspended and on July 22, the ACC interrogated Jasmine and Selina. Outside the ACC, the CID has filed a case against Papul and his associates under the Money Laundering Act on December 22.