Staff Reporter, Dhaka

A Dhaka court has accepted the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) charge sheet against former law minister Anisul Huq and three others in a case over the alleged acquisition of assets beyond known sources of income.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Shahjahan Kabir accepted the charge sheet on Sunday, 25 October. Anisul Huq, who is in jail, was produced before the court, which issued arrest warrants against the three other accused, who are absconding. ACC Public Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam confirmed the order, Daily Sun reported.

The other accused are Jebunnesa Begum Huq Koli, the wife of Anisul Huq’s younger brother; his nephew Sheikh Md Iftekharul Islam; and Mohammad Iqbal, described as his cousin.

ACC Deputy Director Md Jahangir Alam filed the case on 1 January 2025, and the charge sheet was submitted on 24 September this year.

What the charge sheet says

According to the charge sheet, investigators found evidence that Anisul Huq acquired movable and immovable assets worth Tk 180.85 crore in his own name and through benami ownership, of which assets worth Tk 172.24 crore were inconsistent with his known income.

Assets worth Tk 96.80 crore were in his own name. The remaining Tk 84.05 crore was found in the names of three people allegedly linked to his interests: Tk 23.32 crore with Jebunnesa Begum Huq, Tk 20.71 crore with Sheikh Md Iftekharul Islam and Tk 40.01 crore with Mohammad Iqbal.

Investigators also described transactions of Tk 737.24 crore across 23 bank accounts belonging to Anisul Huq and people and entities allegedly linked to him as unusual and suspicious.

Response from the accused

The Daily Sun report did not carry any comment from the accused. [For the editor: keep this sentence only if ACM contacts the accused — “ACM is seeking their comments and will add them if received.” Otherwise delete this bracketed part before publishing.]

Acceptance of a charge sheet does not mean the accused are guilty. Guilt can only be determined through trial.

Source: Daily Sun, 25 October 2026; Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)