The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found former finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal's wife Kashmiri Kamal, their daughter Nafisa Kamal and three former members of parliament (MPs) involved in a racket connected to the Malaysian labour market.
ACC Deputy Director and Public Relations Officer Md Aktarul Islam told the media that an investigation had been launched into allegations of illicit trading by these members of a syndicate over Malaysia labour market.
The three MPs are Nizam Uddin Hazari from Feni-2, Lieutenant General (retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury from Feni-3, and Benjir Ahmed from Dhaka-20 constituencies.
ACC has also sued AHM Mustafa Kamal, his wife, and two daughters over allegations of acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income.
The four separate cases accuse them of amassing “illicit” wealth worth over Tk 1.65 billion.
According to the case statements filed at the ACC’s Integrated District Office Dhaka-1, Kamal and his wife Kashmiri Kamal are accused of possessing “illegally acquired” assets worth Tk 275.2 million and Tk 441.1 million, respectively.
Their daughters, Kashfi Kamal and Nafisa Kamal, are alleged to have accumulated “illicit” wealth amounting to Tk 317.8 million and Tk 621.4 million, respectively.
The ACC claims that transactions through their bank accounts show significant financial activity.
Kamal reportedly had Tk 4.46 billion transacted through 32 bank accounts, while Kashmiri had Tk 266.4 million across 20 accounts.
Kashfi’s 38 accounts handled Tk 1.77 billion, and Nafisa’s 17 accounts saw transactions amounting to Tk 1.99 billion.
Following the change in power, the ACC launched an inquiry into corruption allegations against Kamal in August 2024.
Since then, neither he nor his family members have made any public appearances.
On 22 Aug 2024, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, or BFIU, froze the bank accounts of the former finance minister and his family.
Kamal, a former MP for Cumilla-10, which includes Cumilla Sadar South, Lalmai, and Nangalkot, served as finance minister in the previous Awami League government but was left out of the latest cabinet.
He previously held key positions in cricket administration, serving as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council.
His daughter, Nafisa, a businesswoman, gained prominence as a cricket franchise owner.
On 18 Aug 2024, the ACC formed a three-member team to investigate allegations that Kamal’s wife and daughter, along with three former MPs, were involved in a syndicate that embezzled around Tk200 billion by defrauding workers aspiring for jobs in Malaysia.
