, Nov. 11 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed four cases against former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife Rukmila Zaman, former UCBL chairman, and 17 others over the embezzlement of Tk 31.69 crore through bank loans taken in the name of nonexistent companies.

The cases were filed at the ACC's Chattogram office.

Among them, one case involving Tk 8 crore embezzlement was filed by Deputy Director Moshiur Rahman, another involving Tk 9.99 crore by Assistant Director Md. Mainuddin Ahmed, another involving 5.20 crore was lodged by Deputy Assistant Director Md. Sajib Ahmed, and another involving Tk 8.50 crore by Deputy Assistant Director Md. Rubel Hossain.

According to the complaints, the accused in collusion defrauded...