The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has served notices on 10 more persons, including former minister Naziur Rahman Monju, asking them to submit their wealth statements to the commission within seven days.

ACC Secretary Mokhles-ur Rahman told journalists that Shahadat Akbar Chowdhury, son of Awami League (AL) leader Sajeda Chowdhury, was given the notice yesterday, while the nine other notices were served on Tuesday.

Of the notice recipients, three are former members of parliament They are Alamgir M Mahfuz Ullah Farid of Cox's Bazar, Majibur Rahman Manju of Kishoreganj and Atiur Rahman Atiq of Sherpur.

Other persons given the notices are- Dipu Chowdhury, son of AL leader Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, M Kutub Uddin Ahmed, protocol officer of the land ministry, Zahidul Alam, general secretary of Khagrachari district AL, Hedayet Ullah, son of AL leader Rahmat Ullah, and Mokhlesur Rahman of South Balugari of Dinajpur district

The ACC secretary said the National Coordination Commitee (NCC) against corruption and severe crimes has so far published the names of 142 persons as corrupt suspects. Out of them, 138 have been given notices.

The commission has decided to serve notices on three other persons by today. They are Liakat Sikdar, Jewel and Nazim Uddin.

The mater of one of the listed persons, Kazi Mosharraf Hossain, a CBA leader of DESA in Kushtia, remained pending due to a writ petition filed with the High Court, the secretary said.