The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Sitanshu Kumar (SK) Sur Chowdhury, his wife Suparna Sur Chowdhury and daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury for failing to submit their asset declaration within the stipulated time.
ACC Deputy Director Md. Akhtarul Islam said that the case could be filed on Monday, saying that it was approved to file a case against them on Sunday (December 22).
Earlier, in August last year, the ACC wrote to banks and financial institutions seeking information on all types of transactions of this family.
They will be charged under Section 26(2) of the ACC Act, 2004, for not submitting their asset declarations on time. The ACC began investigating SK Sur in 2022 after his name was implicated in the financial scam of PK Halder. He was summoned to the ACC in March of that year.
In continuation of this, in August last year, the ACC wrote to banks and financial institutions seeking information on the bank transactions of SK Sur and his family.SK Sur Chowdhury served as an advisor to Bangladesh Bank after retiring from the post of Deputy Governor in January 2018. He is currently retired.
