Dhaka, April 7 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed a case against former state minister of shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on charges of having illegal assets worth about Tk 6 crore and suspicious transactions worth more than TK 13 crore.

Director General of ACC Md Akhter Hossain shared the information with reporters about the case filed by ACC assistant director Minhaj Bin Islam, UNB reports.

He said that Khalid, also a former MP from the Dinajpur-2 constituency, acquired assets worth TK 5.74, inconsistent with his known sources of income. In addition, there are allegations of suspicious transactions totalling TK 13 crore in 11 bank accounts and five credit card accounts in his name.

The accused has been charged under S...