Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has recovered 23 sacks of documents containing information on the illegal assets of the ousted Awami League government's controversial Land Minister, Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed.

In addition to 582 properties already identified in the United Kingdom, United States, Dubai, and Singapore, the commission has found preliminary evidence of his massive illicit wealth in India, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Cambodia.

Two close associates of Saifuzzaman, Utpal Pal and Abdul Aziz, who are involved in his foreign asset acquisition and money laundering, disclosed sensational information while in ACC remand.

Based on their information, late Saturday night (20 September), documents ...