The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated an investigation into corruption allegations involving three individuals, including a former chief whip, a former minister's personal assistant, and a former member of parliament.
The ACC's Deputy Director and Public Relations Officer, Mohammad Aktarul Islam, said on Sunday that the investigation has begun.
The individuals under investigation are:
Maksud, personal assistant (PA) of former agriculture minister Dr Abdur Razzak, former chief whip and former deputy speaker Abdus Shahid, and former Bogra MP Habibur Rahman.
According to ACC official Aktarul Islam, former Deputy Speaker Abdus Shahid is facing allegations of misusing his power for various corrupt activities and irregularities.
He is accused of illegally occupying forest land to establish tea gardens, setting up street lights and deep tube wells at government expense, and violating government regulations.
Additionally, Shahid is alleged to have amassed substantial wealth, including properties in the capital and elsewhere, in the names of his wife and children.
There are also claims of significant illegal assets under his wife's name in Canada's 'Begum Para'.
On the other hand, Maksud, the personal assistant to former Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzak, is alleged to have misused his influence to secure contracts for his own construction company, resulting in uncompleted work and fraudulent bill claims.
He is accused of accumulating extensive wealth through irregularities and corruption, with evidence of substantial illegal assets in his and his family's names, both domestically and internationally.
Former Bogra-5 MP Habibur Rahman is also under investigation for corruption and unethical activities through the misuse of power.
He is alleged to have amassed considerable wealth, including assets in his name and that of his family, with evidence of illegal assets both in the country and abroad.
