Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and 10 others, accusing them of taking Tk52 crore in bribes, fraud, abuse of power, and laundering the money abroad. ACC Deputy Director Akhtarul Islam confirmed the development to The media on Thursday, citing the case statement filed by ACC Assistant Director Md Sajib Ahmed. According to the ACC, the accused colluded to intimidate Abdul Kadir Molla, managing director of Thermex Group and a client of UCBL's Principal Branch in Dhaka, into paying Tk52 crore in bribes. The funds were then allegedly transferred, laundered, and siphoned overseas.

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