The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned the former director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Prof Dr Abul Kalam Azad, to its head office in Dhaka's Shegunbagicha area.
According to two letters, sent to him and signed by ACC Directors Mir Mohammad Zainul Abedin Shibli and Sheikh Mohammad Fanafilla, Azad has been asked to come at ACC’s head office on August 12 and 13 for the investigation about the corruption and irregularities, said an ACC press release on Monday.
The letter signed by Shibli said the Health Ministry, the Department of Health and the Central Medical Store Depot (CMSD) officials and employees were involved in various irregularities, corruption and abuse of power in various hospitals, including the purchase of substandard masks, personal protective equipment (PPE) and other health equipment.
That is why, the ACC wants to interrogate him for his statement for proper investigation.
On the other hand, the other letter signed by Fanafilla, it is said that Azad has to remain present at ACC’s head office on August 13 as ACC will interrogate him about Regent Hospital’s fake Covid-19 test scam and huge money embezzlement to this end.
