The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned Ha-Meem Group Managing Director (MD) and former president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) AK Azad on Wednesday. The anti-graft watchdog called for the motion in response to allegations that AK Azad had illegally amassed wealth. ACC Director Meer Joynal Abedin Shibli sent the notice that said AK Azad will have to appear at the ACC headquarters on April 3, ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee told Dhaka Tribune. Mr AK Azad is the managing director of one of the country’s leading conglomerates Ha-Meem Group, a company that owns two media outlets. ACC sources said, on October 10, 2017 the organization conducted a drive at Azad’s Phoenix Tower office after being tipped off about his embezzlement.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 21, 2018 16:30 UTC