A Dhaka court has fixed 28 July for delivering its verdict in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Sitangshu Kumar (SK) Sur Chowdhury for failing to submit a wealth statement.
The date was set today (15 July) after the prosecution and defence concluded their closing arguments before Judge Ayesha Nasrin of Dhaka Special Judge Court-2, the court's bench assistant, Md Dewan Ashik, confirmed.
According to the case statement, the ACC had issued a notice directing SK Sur to submit details of all movable and immovable assets, liabilities, sources of income and properties acquired by him and his dependents, whether held in their own names or under other names, within 21 working days.
The notice was issued following allegations that he had acquired assets beyond his known sources of income. However, he failed to submit the wealth statement within the stipulated period.
Following the incident, ACC Deputy Director Nazmul Hossain filed a case on 23 December 2024 under Section 26(2) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004. Deputy Director Md Ahsan Uddin later submitted the charge sheet against the accused on 4 August 2025.
On 6 November 2025, the court framed charges against SK Sur and ordered the trial to begin.
During the trial, all seven prosecution witnesses testified before the court.
The former central bank deputy governor was arrested by the ACC from the capital's Segunbagicha area on 14 January 2025 and has remained in custody since then.
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