The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found assets in five more countries in the name and anonymity of former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury. The ACC-led task force has recovered records of wealth acquisition in India, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Cambodia. Earlier, evidence of 582 houses and flats was found in the UK, US, Dubai and Singapore.

On Saturday at 4:15 am, the ACC recovered 23 bags of records related to corruption and illegal assets from the house of Md. Elias Talukder, the driver of Saifuzzaman's wife and former chairman of United Commercial Bank Rukmila Zaman, in a raid. This information was obtained from these records.

On Sunday (September 21), ACC Public Relations (Deputy Director) Officer Md. Akhtarul Islam confirmed this information.

The ACC official said that these evidences were recovered from the house of Osman Talukder of Shikalbaha Union No. 3 under Karnaphuli Police Station in Chittagong at 4:15 am on Saturday (early September 21) in the presence of the local UP chairman's representative, police and other witnesses. They were kept in a neighboring house after the ACC's presence was detected.

ACC sources said that the documents were secretly removed from the industrial establishment of Aramit Group located in Kalurghat on September 16. UCBL Chairman Rukmila Zaman's driver Md. Ilias Talukder initially kept them at his house but later moved them to the house of Osman Talukder next door before the operation began on September 18.

An initial review of the recovered evidence has shown that in addition to the 582 assets previously found in 4 countries (UK, US, Dubai and Singapore), there is information about acquiring assets in India, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Cambodia. In addition, various information and documents including ownership of houses purchased in the country and abroad, rental income, maintenance expenses and evidence of currency smuggling and money laundering abroad by Saifuzzaman Chowdhury are also included in this document.

The ACC said the investigation task force will verify these documents step by step and present specific information to the commission.

On September 18, the ACC arrested Aramit Group AGM Utpal Pal, who worked as an agent of former Land Minister Saifuzzaman, who was in the news for money laundering in various countries, and Md. Abdul Aziz, the officer responsible for looking after the country's assets.

After the change of power, the ACC began investigating the former land minister. Multiple cases have been filed against the former minister on charges of embezzlement and money laundering.

On September 18, the ACC applied to the court to issue an Interpol red notice against former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed and his wife Rukmila Zaman.

The ACC is investigating a case against Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife Rukmila Zaman and fifty other UCB Bank officials for allegedly embezzling around Tk 1.76 billion.