ACC quizzes AL lawmaker

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday quizzed Awami League lawmaker Mohammad Mizanur Rahman for about five hours over allegation of amassing illegal wealth by him.

ACC Deputy Director Manjur Morshed began interrogating the ruling party lawmaker from Khulna-2 constituency at 10:00am.

However, while talking to journalists, Mizanur said the allegations brought against him are baseless.

"A group has brought the allegations to tarnish my image," he alleged.

ACC asked him to submit wealth statement.

Mizanur said he would submit his wealth statement within a day or two.

The ACC issued a notice on April 4 asking him to appear before it on April 16 for interrogation over alleged illegal accumulation of wealth.

Rahman, also the general secretary of Khulna city unit AL, has allegedly embezzled huge amount of money by misusing his power at the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and other public offices to secure work orders under the name of his family members and running drugs business.

Meanwhile, ACC yesterday arrested an official of Chittagong port in connection with a case that was filed in 2013 with Bandar Police Station over alleged irregularities in purchasing machinery and tender manipulation.

Sandipan Chowdhury, deputy chief finance and accounts officer of Chittagong port, was arrested from his office at Bandar Bhavan, said ACC's Deputy Director Lutfur Kabir Chandon.

DD Lutfur said a case was lodged against five officials of the port in 2013 after investigating a graft allegation over irregularities in purchasing machinery and tender manipulation in 2011. After investigation, ACC arrested the official for his involvement with the irregularities, said the DD.