Dhaka, April 22 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed three cases against Awami League presidium member and former mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and his wife and daughter on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth around TK 290 million.

ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain said this at a press briefing in its headquarters in Dhaka, reports UNB.

Liton, who has been in hiding since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5 last year, is accused in the first case of abusing power and illegally accumulating assets worth TK 103.5 million while performing his duties.

Besides, there are allegations of suspicious transactions worth Tk 522.3 million through 12 bank accounts in h...