The Anti Corruption Commission yesterday sought some documents and information from the state-run Bangladesh Mineral Oil & Gas Corporation (BMOGC), also called Petrobangla, in connection with its inquiry against Petrobangla Chairman Md Hossain Monsur on charge of acquiring wealth through irregular appointments.
The ACC Deputy Director Ahsan Ali asked the Petrobangla to submit lists of appointments during the last four years, officials said.
The notice sought the documents from Petrobangla and also its subsidiary companies -Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd, Sylhet Gas Fields Ltd, Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Ltd, Gas Transmission Company Ltd, Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd, Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System Ltd, Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Ltd, Paschimanchal Gas Company Ltd, Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Ltd, Sundarban Gas Company Ltd, Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd, Barapukuria Coal Mine Company and Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Ltd.
Over the specific allegations against the Petrobangla chairman, the ACC asked its deputy director Ahsan Ali to inquiry into the alleged involvement of the Petrobangla chairman in accumulating illegal wealth.
The allegation said the chairman, in association with some of his associates, appointed a good number of employees violating the rules of the company.