File photo of the Anti Corruption Commission building Sazzad Hossain/Bangla TribuneEarlier on February 18, the ACC interrogated RatanThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought the bank information of Sunamganj 1 constituency MP Moazzem Hossain Ratan and his wife Mahmuda Hossain Lata. The summons letter signed by ACC Assistant Director Mohammad Neyamul Ahsan Gazi was sent from the ACC headquarters to the general manager of the Bangladesh Bank Financial Intelligence Unit (BIFU) on Sunday. “On February 10, a notice was served to MP Ratan asking for his statement on the allegations,” said ACC Director (Media) Pranab Kumar Bhattachrya. On October 24, 2019, the ACC issued a travel ban on Sunamganj 1 constituency MP Mouazzam Hossain Ratan after theanti-graft body found evidence of money laundering. A letter in this regard, signed by ACC Director Syed Iqbal Hossain, was sent to the Special Branch of Police (SB) and the Department of Immigration.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 28, 2020 17:03 UTC