On July 21, 2019 the
Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh) received allegations that Kalam had embezzled and smuggled more than 22,500,000,000
Bangladeshi taka abroad. The complaints also stated that the same properties were mortgaged multiple times against the loan and that even 50% of the loan could not be recovered by selling the properties. On August 17, 2025, the
Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Kalam, his Wife, Managing Director of the Delta Group of Industries and 13 others over alleged corruption and money laundering. According to the case documents those accused borrowed 589,000,000
Bangladeshi taka from
Southeast Bank through nine bank accounts of the group. The total loan including interest and other charges was 1,593,500,000
Bangladeshi taka of which 910,000,000
Bangladeshi taka was paid but 682,700,000
Bangladeshi taka was allegedly embezzled. The Director General of the Anti-Corruption Commission said that 13 Officials of
Southeast Bank committed irregularities in sanctioning and distributing the loan, he added that the bank authorities approved the loan proposal and released the money without fulfilling the terms and conditions and defying the banking rules and regulations. The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case against the accused under sections 406, 409 and 109 of the Bangladesh Penal Code of 1960 and section 5(2) of the Corruption Prevention Act-1947. == Electoral history ==