The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday interrogated BNP executive committee member Tabith Awal over “suspicious transactions” in his bank accounts. Tabith, son of BNP Vice-Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo, appeared at the headquarters of the national anti-graft watchdog in Dhaka around 10am, said ACC spokesman Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya. He said ACC Deputy Director Akhter Hamid Bhuiyan quizzed the young BNP leader, who was the party’s mayoral candidate in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) held in April 2015, for nearly four hours. The investigation was launched after some media outlets, quoting intelligence sources, published news reports that “suspicious” transactions of as much as Tk125 crore were made in 30 days through the bank accounts of BNP leaders. “If an accurate investigation is carried out [by ACC] without any political consideration, the truth will be revealed,” he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 08, 2018 10:18 UTC