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A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced former Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor S.K. Sur Chowdhury (Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury) to three years of rigorous imprisonment in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for failing to submit a mandatory asset statement.
Judge Ayesha Nasrin of Dhaka Special Judge Court-2 delivered the verdict, ACC lawyer S.M. Abul Kalam (Azad) confirmed.
The court had fixed July 28 for the verdict after hearing the final arguments from both the prosecution and the defense on July 15.
According to court documents, the ACC had asked Sur to submit details of all movable and immovable assets, liabilities, sources of income, and property owned by him or his dependents, whether in their own names or under pseudonyms, within 21 working days. The notice was issued after allegations surfaced that he had accumulated wealth beyond his known sources of income.
Despite the deadline, Sur failed to submit the required asset declaration, prompting the ACC to file a case against him under Section 26(2) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.
The case was filed on December 23, 2024, by ACC Deputy Director Nazmul Hossain. Following the investigation, Deputy Director Md. Ahsan Uddin submitted the charge sheet to the court on August 4, 2025.
On November 6, 2025, the court framed charges against Sur and ordered the trial to begin. During the proceedings, all seven prosecution witnesses listed in the case testified before the court.
Sur was arrested by the ACC on January 14, 2025, from the Segunbagicha area of the capital and has remained in jail since then.