The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday decided to investigate against former Bangladesh Army chief General Aziz Ahmedand his two brothers Haris Ahmed and Tofayel Ahmed Joseph over the allegations of amassing wealth illegally at home and abroad.
The commission took the decision at a meeting held its Segun bagicha headquarters in Dhaka with ACC chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah in the chair.
The commission got preliminary findings from intelligence reports indicating the misuse of power, accumulation of illegal wealth, money laundering, and other irregularities, including procurement-related corruption.
ACC secretary Khorsheda Yasmeen told media that there are allegations of corruption against Aziz Ahmed and the commission's intelligence units also found primary prove of the allegations.
According to the allegations, Aziz and his family members had amassed wealth, including a number of multi-storey buildings, flats, plots and land abusing his power.
Aziz, who was Bangladesh Army chief between 2018 and 2021, also laundered money through hundi and banking channel for conducting business and purchasing property in Malaysia, Singapore and Dubai.
On May 21, the United States Department of State announced that the former chief of the Bangladesh Army, General Aziz Ahmed, and his family members were generally ineligible to enter the US due to his involvement in 'significant corruption'.
The action against Aziz had been taken under Section 7031(c) of the annual Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programmes Appropriations Act, the US State Department stated.
Apart from, the ACC will also investigate former lawmaker Nizamuddin Hazari. He faces allegations of tender manipulation, illegal occupation of government property, embezzlement of public funds, and the acquisition of illegal wealth through extortion.
