ACC seeks transaction details of Hasina, Joy, Rehana, Tulip over Tk21,000cr embezzlement
The agency's inquiry team also sought detailed information on all accounts, including associated offshore bank statements
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has written to the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), seeking all documents related to local and international transactions of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, her younger sister Sheikh Rehana, and Rehana's daughter UK lawmaker Tulip Siddiq.
This information has been requested as part of an inquiry into allegations of Tk21,000 crore embezzlement from eight projects against them.
ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain confirmed to The Business Standard that the letter was sent from the commission's head office. He said the watchdog also wrote to various institutions as part of the ongoing inquiry into their case.
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The agency's inquiry team sought detailed information on all accounts, including associated offshore bank statements. In addition, it asked for documents of the individuals from the Election Commission and Immigration and Passport Office.
ACC sources said irregularities and corruption have occurred in several projects, including the Mirsharai Economic Zone, Khurushkul Special Ashrayan Project, Ashrayan Project-2, Mirsharai Bepza Economic Zone, the water treatment plant and deep tubewell installation at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial City, the establishment of an Indian Economic Zone in Mirsharai, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial City Development Project, and the two modern fire station projects in the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial City.
The ACC sources also said they had requested all documents related to these projects, including proposals/estimates, approved proposals/estimates, budget approvals, budget allocations, fund disbursements, details of the spent funds, the latest status of the projects, and any investigation reports or separate summaries related to these projects.
An inquiry was launched on Sunday into allegations of the illegal transfer of $300 million abroad by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Earlier, on 17 December, the ACC decided to probe allegations of irregularities and corruption, involving Tk80,000 crore in nine projects, against Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and her niece Tulip Siddiq.
