Dhaka, Oct 1 (V7N) – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved separate orders requiring three prison officials to submit their wealth statements for acquiring assets contrary to their known sources of income.
According to the ACC's inquiry, the officials are Md Rafiqul Islam, a lab technician at Rangpur Central Jail, Md Zahurul Islam, a factory overseer at the same jail, and Saiful Islam, deputy jailer at Narail District Jail.
ACC Public Relations Deputy Director Md Aktarul Islam disclosed the information to journalists here today.
Findings Against the Officials
Md Rafiqul Islam: The inquiry found assets worth Tk 42,37,660 up to the 2025-26 tax year, including immovable assets worth Tk 13,20,000 and movable assets worth about Tk 29,17,660. Including family and other expenditures, the total amount of assets acquired stood at Tk 70,32,496 against an acceptable income of Tk 66,11,565. This resulted in Tk 14,99,211 in assets deemed disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Md Zahurul Islam: The inquiry found no immovable assets in his name. However, his wife had immovable assets worth about Tk 10,00,000, while movable assets worth about Tk 52,76,284 were found in his name. Including family and other expenditures, the total value of the assets was Tk 92,03,665 against an acceptable income of Tk 50,52,296. The amount of assets deemed disproportionate to his known sources of income is Tk 41,51,369.
Saiful Islam: Investigators found movable assets worth about Tk 26,97,454 in his name. Including family expenditures, his total expenditure amounted to Tk 30,97,454 against an acceptable income of Tk 20,97,954. The inquiry found information indicating that he had acquired Tk 11,49,500 in assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The ACC said approval had been given to issue separate orders against the three officials under Section 26(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, requiring them to submit their statements of assets and liabilities.
Md Mahbubur Rahman, assistant director of the ACC's Integrated District Office in Rajshahi, conducted the inquiry into the allegations.
The ACC has been actively pursuing cases of corruption and illegal wealth accumulation across various government departments. The commission's efforts are part of the government's broader anti-corruption campaign, which has targeted officials at various levels for acquiring assets beyond their known sources of income. The submission of wealth statements is a legal requirement under the ACC Act, and failure to provide satisfactory explanations can lead to further legal action, including prosecution.
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