Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former Awami League minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury and his wife, Rehana Chowdhury, over allegations of illegally acquiring and laundering Tk 390 million, along with "suspicious transactions" amounting to Tk 2.81 billion.

Saber has also been named as a suspect in the case filed against his wife.

At the ACC's Integrated District Office Dhaka-1, spokesperson Md Akhtarul Islam said on Thursday, the graft agency's Deputy Director Md Saiduzzaman has filed the cases.

According to the ACC, Saber, a former MP and ex-minister, acquired assets worth Tk 122.5 million beyond known income through "abuse of power".

Investigators also identified suspicious t...