ACC Files Case Against RAJUK Official and His Wife for Illegal Wealth Accumulation

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Md. Sohag Mia, Deputy Director (Administration) of the Capital Development Authority (RAJUK), and his wife Wazefu Tabassum Oishi on charges of acquiring illegal wealth. According to the case statement filed by the ACC, Wazefu Tabassum Oishi declared savings certificates worth a total of BDT 6,311,222 in the wealth statement she submitted to the Commission on March 19, 2024. She claimed that the money was received from her father, Md. Wazed Ali. However, the investigation revealed that Wazed Ali is a retired government employee. He served as a foreman at the Central Cattle Breeding and Dairy Farm and received a total of BDT 2,794,451 from provident fund and pension benefits upon retirement. There is no financial or written evidence to support that he donated, loaned, or gifted any part of this amount to his daughter.

Additionally, there is no record of any property being transferred from Oishi’s elder brother, Wahedus Saba Mithun. The ACC’s investigation further found that Wazefu Tabassum Oishi is a housewife with no independent source of income. Although she obtained a tax identification number (TIN) in 2022, she has not yet submitted any income tax returns. Based on the collected information and documents, the ACC believes that Sohag Mia and his wife colluded to acquire illegal wealth and attempted to legitimize it. For these reasons, a case has been filed against them under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004 and Section 109 of the Penal Code.