The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has collected some information on money laundering by some former ministers of the BNP-Jamaat led government, says Commissioner M Sahabuddin Chuppu.
“The commission has received specific information on money laundering by about four or five BNP leaders, who performed their duties as minister or minister level portfolio during the 2001-2006 government,” he said at a press briefing at Media Centre.The Commissioner said, “We will not disclose their names at this stage for the interest of our inquiry and investigation purpose, but everything will be cleared after we take legal action against them.”
He added that the information on money laundering by former ministers is being examined.
Replying to a question, Sahabuddin said the case against BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf was filed based on proper information.
ACC official Ahsan Ali on Thursday interrogated Khandaker Mosharraf, who was arrested from his Gulshan House on Wednesday night, for about two hours from 10:00am.
Sources in the ACC said, the commission is now conducting money laundering inquiry against at least 10 politicians including BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed, former state minister for power Iqbal Hasan Mahmood Tuku’s wife Romana Mahmud and their son, BNP standing committee member Ali Asgar Lobi’s wife and their son, former communications minister Nazmul Huda’s wife Sigma Huda and their daughter.
The commission is also investigating wealth of former health minister AFM Ruhul Haque, former state minister for housing and public works Abdul Mannan Khan, former state minister for water resources ministry Mahbubur Rahman, lawmaker of Cox’s Bazar-4 Abdur Rahman Bodi, Dhaka-14 Aslamul Haque Aslam, Rajshahi-4 (Bagmara) Enamul Haque and Satkhira -2 Abdul Jabbar. – Staff Reporter
