Dhaka, March 18 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against former Member of Parliament (MP) of Munshiganj-3 constituency Mrinal Kanti Das and his wife on charges of acquiring illegal wealth.

Director General of the agency Md. Akhtar Hossain gave this information at a press conference at the ACC head office.

He said Mrinal Kanti Das acquired wealth worth TK 1.55 crore inconsistent with the known source of income and made suspicious transactions of Tk 2.41 crore from 2013 to 2024 in eight bank accounts.

A case was filed under Section 4(2) (3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012 and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.

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