Dhaka, July 14 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against a former member of parliament, ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, on charges of acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income and suspicious financial transactions.

The case was filed on Sunday by ACC Assistant Director Nizam Uddin. According to ACC Deputy Director Subel Ahmed, the case has been filed under Section 27(1) of the ACC Act, 2004 and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.

Subel said that investigations revealed the former MP held assets beyond means, along with "suspicious and unusual" transactions in his bank accounts.

The ACC's investigation into alleged corruption and irregularities revealed that he amassed assets wort...