The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched preliminary investigations into allegations of corruption against eight political leaders, two former bureaucrats, one top NGO official and one businessman.

Director General of the ACC Col Hanif Iqbal yesterday said this during his regular briefing to the reporters at his office in the city. He said the ACC has started inquiry into the allegations of acquiring huge wealth beyond legal income sources by the 12 persons.

The political leaders are former state minister AKM Mosharraf Hossain, former adviser to the Prime Minister Prof Jahanara Begum, and former MPs Fazlul Haque Milon, Abul Khayer Bhuiyan, Dr Dewan Salauddin, Moshiur Rahman Ranga, Sardar Sakhawat Hossain Bakul and Eilius Ali.

Other persons against whom the ACC has launched inquiry are former managing director of the Essential Drug Company Ltd Harun- Al-Rashid, chairman of Proshika Kazi Farook, former managing director of state-run mobile company Tetetalk M Obaidullah and former deputy secretary Abdul Matin.

The ACC will serve notices seeking their wealth statements if it gets any evidence of illegal acquisition of wealth by the persons, he said.