The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday took decisions for conducting enquiries against three people, including two former lawmakers of the Awami League government over allegations of amassing illegal wealth through corruption.
They are former lawmakers Md Abdus Shahid (Moulivibazar-4), Habibur Rahman (Bogura-5), and former agriculture minister and lawmaker Abdur Razzaque鈥檚 personal assistant Maksudul Hasan.
The commission took the decision following its preliminary intelligence reports indicating alleged misuse of power, illegal accumulation of wealth, money laundering, and purchasing property abroad through illegal money, said ACC deputy director (public relations) Aktarul Islam.
According to the allegations, Shahid, during his tenures as a lawmaker, abused power and violated laws by occupying the forest department鈥檚 land to set up a tea garden.
He also installed street lights and deep tube wells in the tea gardens without authority.
The ACC intelligence unit also found information of huge illegal assets of Shahid and his family members in the country and abroad, including the purchase of a house in 鈥楤egum Para鈥� in Canada by his wife.
Information on wealth in the names of the wife and children, including the purchase of houses and flats in different places, including the capital, was also available with ACC.
The ACC intelligence unit also found information that former lawmaker Habibur Rahman and his family members amassed illegal wealth at home and abroad through abuse of power, and various corruption and immoral activities.
ACC also took a decision for inquiry against former Agriculture minister Abdur Razzaque鈥檚 personal assistant, Maksudul Hasan, for amassing illegal wealth.
There are allegations that Maksud dominated at the agriculture ministry, and he withdrew the bills of his contracting company without completing work, misappropriating the funds of various projects.
Maksud and his family members also owned a huge amount of illegal assets at home and abroad.
Since the fall of the AL government on August 5, the ACC initiated enquiries against several dozen former ministers, state ministers, and lawmakers over allegations of corruption. 聽