The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations made by National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah on Facebook regarding ACC officials demanding bribes. On Thursday, the commission's Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain told journalists, “We have issued numerous notices warning against fraud. According to the statement, signed by ACC spokesperson Md Akhtarul Islam, Hasnat made “defamatory remarks against the director general and senior officials without any verification”. Facebook and WhatsApp accounts were created using the ACC chairman’s name, and money was extorted through Nagad and bKash. “We have arrested four individuals, including the man impersonating the ACC chairman.

Source: bd News24 June 26, 2025 14:11 UTC