Court accepts charge-sheet against Anisul Huq, 3 others in graft case

A court here today accepted the charge-sheet filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former law minister Anisul Huq and three others in a graft case.

The three other accused are-- Anisul's sister-in-law Jebunnesa Begum Haque Koli, nephew Iftekharul Islam and cousin Mohammad Iqbal.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Shahjahan Kabir passed the order and forwarded the matter for further proceedings, ACC public prosecutor Mir Ahmed Salam told BSS.

ACC Deputy Director Md Jahangir Alam filed the case against Anisul Huq and three others on January 1, 2025. After completing the investigation, he, in his capacity as the investigation officer, submitted the charge-sheet against the accused to the court on September 24 this year.

The accused were charged under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption  Commission Act, 2004; Section 109 of the Penal Code; Section 5(2) of the 
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947; and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.