The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday approved a charge sheet against Anis Ahmed, the managing director and chief executive officer of MGH Group, in a case filed on the charges of acquiring illegal assets and money laundering.

The commission, at its regular meeting at its headquarters, approved the charge sheet against Anis Ahmed for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 17.22 crore, said ACC secretary Khorsheda Yasmeen.

Earlier, commission deputy director Syed Nazrul Islam submitted the charge sheet to the commission.

The ACC filed the case against Anis on December 28, 2022 with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1 on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 136 crore and laundering money.

When asked, Khorsheda Yasmeen said that although the case was filed on charges of amassing wealth worth Tk136 crore, the accused was able to show acceptable sources of income against Tk118.80 crore during the probe.

The ACC found the rest of his wealth worth Tk 17.22 crore beyond his known sources of income, she added.

Earlier in February 2020, the ACC interrogated Anis Ahmed at the commission.

Anis is also a director of Eastern Bank Limited. The MGH Group has a range of investments, including pharmaceuticals, fast-moving consumer goods contract logistics, supply chain solutions, ocean carriers and airlines GSA representations, FM radio, tea, food and beverage retail, and banking.