The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to file cases within a day or two against the two former Prime Ministers, Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina, in connection with the corruption and irregularities in the agreement with Canadian company NIKO, ACC sources said.

ACC sources said the cases would be filed with the city's Tejgaon police station. The prime ministers, Khaleda Zia, Chairperson of BNP, Sheikh Hasina, the chief of Bangladesh Awami League, would be accused of incurring loss to the country to the tune of Tk 13 billion for their alleged corruption.

Sources said the ACC deputy director Sabbir Hasan would file the case against AL chief Sheikh Hasina. Some other AL leaders who were ministers of the AL government might also be included in the accused list.

On the other hand, ACC's assistant director Mahbubul Alam would file the case against Khaleda Zia. Some ministers of the past BNP-Jamaat led four-party alliance government might also be co-accused in the case, sources said.

According to the ACC, its officials have already conducted preliminary enquiry into the allegations and following their enquiry, they found irregularities against them.

Meanwhile, the ACC yesterday filed a case against fugitive Rajib Siraj Opu, son of former absconding BNP minister Shahjahan Siraj, for amassing illegal wealth.

ACC's assistant director Khairul Huda filed the case with the city's Gulshan thana alleging that Opu has earned Tk 8,78,90,985 illegally and from unknown sources.

Earlier, ACC officials conducted a preliminary inquiry and being confirmed about his illegal wealth, decided to file the case.

Gulshan police said that the accused Opu has been absconding.

His father former minister Shahjahan Siraj, mother Rabeya Haider and sister Farzana Khan also went into hiding. All of them were awarded imprisonment by the court in tax evasion cases.