Cricket fans once cheered AHM Mustafa Kamal as the top man at Bangladesh Cricket Board. The politician earned the nickname Lotus Kamal during his sports career. His family controls the Comilla Victorians team that plays professional cricket. Critics say he switched from loving cricket stars to becoming a master of dirty deals. People accuse him of stealing money from banks and government projects.
Kamal worked as a finance minister and planning minister for many years. He promised to fix the banking system but made it worse instead. Banking experts say he helped one business group take control of nine different banks. Court papers show he and his wife claimed to have over 100 crore taka between them. Many people think his real wealth goes much higher than what he admits.
The former minister pushed expensive projects near his home district of Cumilla. He approved a computer training center that cost over 500 crore taka but never worked properly. Local farmers filed a case against him for taking 19 crore taka meant for digging water canals. His brother ran the local politics and collected bribes from people who wanted government jobs.
Family members helped run the corruption network across the region. His assistant acted like a shadow minister and controlled who got hired at government offices. The politician's brother fled to Canada when trouble started. Local people say they had to pay huge bribes just to get basic government positions.
Kamal worked as a finance minister and planning minister for many years. He promised to fix the banking system but made it worse instead. Banking experts say he helped one business group take control of nine different banks. Court papers show he and his wife claimed to have over 100 crore taka between them. Many people think his real wealth goes much higher than what he admits.
The former minister pushed expensive projects near his home district of Cumilla. He approved a computer training center that cost over 500 crore taka but never worked properly. Local farmers filed a case against him for taking 19 crore taka meant for digging water canals. His brother ran the local politics and collected bribes from people who wanted government jobs.
Family members helped run the corruption network across the region. His assistant acted like a shadow minister and controlled who got hired at government offices. The politician's brother fled to Canada when trouble started. Local people say they had to pay huge bribes just to get basic government positions.
