Dhaka, July 18 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed four separate cases against Major General Tariq Ahmed Siddiq, former security adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with his wife and two daughters, on charges of amassing illegal wealth and suspicious financial transactions.Confirming the development on Thursday, ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain said that Tariq Ahmed Siddiq has been named as an accused in each of the four cases.

According to the ACC, Major General Siddiq is accused of acquiring and possessing assets worth Tk 28.59 crore beyond his known sources of income. He is also alleged to have carried out suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 62 crore through four bank accounts under his name, ...