Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim and his wife, Firoza Parveen, on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth around Tk 12 crore and engaging in suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 7 crore.

ACC Director General Akhter Hossain announced the development during a briefing at the commission's office in Segunbagicha on Wednesday.

According to the case statements, SM Rezaul Karim, also a former MP from Pirojpur-1, allegedly misused his power and amassed Tk 8.86 crore beyond his known sources of income.

Investigators have also found suspicious transactions totalling Tk 6.84 crore across 12 bank accounts under his name, prompting the ACC...