ACC summons AL MP Bodi
The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday summoned ruling Awami League lawmaker from Cox's Bazar-4 Abdur Rahman Bodi to appear before it on February 16 for an allegation of amassing wealth illegally.
Meanwhile, an ACC team went to Patuakhali yesterday to probe allegations of illegal wealth accumulation by former state minister for water resources Mahbubur Rahman Talukder and his wife Pritee Rahman.
Following leads from newspaper reports, the ACC on January 22 launched probes into corruption allegations against seven former ministers and lawmakers of the ninth parliament.
The anti-graft watchdog on the same day appointed seven investigators to investigate the allegations against Bodi and six others for “discrepancies” in wealth statements they had submitted to the Election Commission seeking candidature in the 10th parliamentary election.
NOTICE SERVED ON BODI
Serving a notice on Bodi, the ACC warned that legal action would be taken for failure to respond to the notice.
The move came just weeks after media reported that the MP's wealth had increased by around 351 times during the tenure (2009-2013) of the last AL government.
Investigation officer Ahsan Ali, a deputy director at the ACC, will record his statement at 10:00am on February 16 at the ACC headquarters in the capital.
ACC OFFICIAL IN PATUAKHALI
Khairul Huda, deputy director at the ACC, reached Patuakhali yesterday to investigate the allegations against ex-state minister Mahbubur Rahman Talukder, reports our Patuakhali correspondent.
According to media reports, Mahbubur's wealth has increased by 143 times in last five years.
Khairul said, “I will talk to some people, including local elites, government officials concerned, his [Mahbubur Rahman] business partner and party men, in connection with the allegations.”
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