The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's younger son Arafat Rahman Coco for siphoning off about Tk 19.26 crore to Singapore.

ACC deputy director Abu Sayed, who filed the case with Kafrul police station, told UNB that Coco has been accused of siphoning off Singapore$ 28,84,603 (Tk 12.88 crore) and US$ 9,32,672 (Tk 6.38 crore) into two accounts in Singapore.

According to the first-information report (FIR) on the money-laundering case, the money was taken out of the country during 2004-2007.

It was stated in the FIR that Singapore$ 28,84,603 was stashed into the account of a company named ZASZ while US$ 9,32,672 into the account of another company under the name of Fairhill Consulting Private Limited.

The case has been filed under section 4(2) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2009.

Coco, who was arrested along with her mother Khaleda on September 3, 2007 in connection with a graft case amid a massive anti-graft purge, is now on parole and undergoing treatment at a Bangkok hospital.

This is the third case filed against Coco by the ACC. Earlier, during the countrywide drive following the 1/11 political changeover, he was sued in the Gatco case and for amassing illegal wealth.