DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved money laundering case against BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.

ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattachariya confirmed the matter to banglanews Thursday.

On March 12, a team of ACC and Gulshan Thana Police jointly conducted a drive and raided Khandaker Mosharraf’s Gulshan residence and picked up him around 10:00pm for his alleged involvement in laundering money.

The anti-graft body further said the BNP leader deposited around Tk 9.53 crore illegally in two UK-based banks in 2001-2005 while he was minister of BNP-led government.

Mosharraf owned a huge amount of wealth during that period, ACC sources added.   

BDST: 1740 HRS, AUG 07, 2014