Abdul Momen appointed as new ACC chairman

The government has appointed Abdul Momen as the new chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). 

The public administration ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard today (10 December).

According to the ministry notification, two others - Mian Md Ali Akbar Azizi and Brig Gen (retd) Hafiz Ahsan Farid - has been appointed as ACC commissioners.

On 8 December, Abdul Momen resigned from his post as senior secretary of the home ministry.

According to sources, the Ministry of Public Administration forwarded his resignation to the chief adviser on Monday (9 December), and it was accepted the same day.

In his resignation letter, Momen cited "personal" reasons for stepping down.

Following the fall of the Awami League government during a mass uprising, the interim government assumed office on 8 August. Subsequently, on 17 August, Abdul Momen was promoted to senior secretary and appointed to the home ministry's Public Security Division on a contractual basis.

Later, on 1 October, he was also given the responsibility of the senior position in the Security Services Division of the home ministry.

The position of ACC chairman has been vacant since 29 October, following the resignation of former chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah, along with the two commissioners – Md Zahurul Haque (investigation) and Afsia Khatun (enquiry). 

These vacancies have remained unfilled since then.