The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday served notices to Awami League Presidium Members Sajeda Chowdhury and Tofail Ahmed, Dhaka City Mayor Sadeq Hossain Khoka, former adviser of the Caretaker Government Justice Fazlul Huq and eight others asking them to submit their wealth statements.

The notices were sent at noon on Sunday asking to submit their wealth statements within a week, ACC sources said.

The other eight persons who were also served notices are former state minister BNP leader Maj (rtd) Kamrul Islam, acting BNP chairperson Saifur Rahman's son Safiur Rahman Babu, former AL lawmaker AKM Rahmat Ullah, former BRTC Chairman and Narayanganj BNP district general secretary Taimur Alam Khandokar, former secretary Rezaul Hayat, RAJUK's Building Inspector and CBA leader Amir Khasru, former deputy secretary Shamsul Anam and Dhaka Session Judge's court employee Ali Akbar.

Excepting MLSS Ali Akbar, 11 others are included in the list of at least 35 names of suspected corrupts. ACC disclosed the list on October 4.

According to the ACC, it serves notices to any suspected person asking him to submit wealth statement after a preliminary enquiry.

ACC sources said its enquiry officers have submitted their reports against the 11 persons to ACC authorities on 4 November. They stated the enquiries from October 18.

Meanwhile, the ACC has decided not to investigate the wealth and properties against suspected corrupt late Ali Ashraf Shahidullah, former CCC Executive Engineer who died recently, source said.