The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday sued ex-BNP lawmaker Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anne for amassing wealth without known sources of income and concealing wealth information.

ACC Deputy Director Manzur Morshed filed the case with Ramna police

stating that Anne amassed more than Tk 1.4 crore illegally as he failed to show the sources of income.

The case statement also said the former lawmaker concealed information of more than Tk 13.13 lakh in the wealth statement he submitted to the commission.

If found guilty, the accused could face up to seven years in prison, fines of unspecified amount and confiscation of property.

The commission issued a notice to Anne on March 24 asking him to submit his wealth statement. He carried out the directive next month, the case statement said, adding, in the wealth statement Anne did not show Tk 10 lakh he donated for naming a high school after him in 2004 in Lakshmipur.

Besides, Anne did not show Tk 3.13 lakh, which he spent on land registration purposes.

The commission investigation also found discrepancy between the two wealth statements Anne submitted -income tax return and the other to the commission.

According to the income tax return submitted on June 30 last year, Anne had property worth Tk 1.76 crore, while according to the wealth statement submitted to ACC on April 15 this year, he had property worth Tk 3.25 crore.

Within a span of only 10 months, Anne amassed Tk 1.48 crore, the case statement said, adding, Anne could not provide necessary documents to substantiate how he amassed the huge amount only in 10 months.