The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned business tycoon Moosa Bin Shamsher for allegedly amassing wealth illegally and siphoning off a huge amount of money.
ACC Senior Deputy Director Mir Zainul Abedin Shibli issued a notice to Moosa on Thursday.
Moosa, who is also chairman of Datco, a manpower recruiting agency in Bangladesh, has been asked to appear before the commission on December 18, ACC public relation officer Pranab Kumer Bhattacharya told the Dhaka Tribune.
Requesting anonymity, an officer of the commission said: "The anti-graft body took the decision to run an inquiry into the allegation against Moosa following a cover feature published in Business Asia, an international business magazine, in June."
According to the report, Moosa has deposited $7 billion in a swiss bank.
Terming Moosa a business typhoon the report also stated that he always prefers to lead a royal life and in any special occasion he uses ornaments and dresses worth $7 million. Regarding the report, ACC Commissioner M Sahabuddin Chuppu tsaid: “As the report reveals that he leads a royal life and uses many valuable products which seems to the commission unusual. So the commission has taken decision to quiz him.”
Moosa was born in Faridpur district on Oct 15, 1950. He started his business career as a manpower exporter but international media usually portray him as an arms dealer. He had drawn huge media attention after offering the Labour Party and Tony Blair 5 million pounds as campaign donation during 1997 general elections of the United Kingdom.