ACC Deputy Director and Public Relations Officer Akhtarul Islam confirmed the decision.
TBS Report
12 October, 2026, 06:25 pm
Last modified: 12 October, 2026, 06:31 pm
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to order former education minister Nurul Islam Nahid to submit a wealth statement after finding a preliminary discrepancy of Tk1.10 crore between his known sources of income and assets.
ACC Deputy Director and Public Relations Officer Akhtarul Islam confirmed the decision today (12 October).
The commission also found a preliminary discrepancy of Tk6,09,734 between the known sources of income and assets of Nahid's wife, KU Zohra Jasmine.
According to the ACC, its inquiry team has decided to issue wealth statement notices under Section 26(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, to determine the couple's actual assets, including those held in their names or through others, how the assets were acquired, and the extent of any assets beyond their known sources of income.
In a separate decision, the ACC has decided to file a case against Md Shahabuddin, organising secretary of Ward 20 of Dhaka South Jubo League, and his wife, Nazia Hasan Dalia, over allegedly possessing Tk76,63,437 in assets beyond their known sources of income.
The case will be filed under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, and Section 109 of the Penal Code, according to the commission.