The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has been taken decision to investigate former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed Putul, her military adviser Tarique Siddique, nephew Tulip Siddiq, as well as Tarique's wife and daughter for corruption by abusing power.
ACC's Director General Md Akhter Hossain confirmed the matter to journalists at the ACC office on Wednesday.
He said Saima Wazed Putul was appointed as the Regional Director of the World Health Organization through various corruptions. There are allegations that ex-PM Sheikh Hasina used her power unethically to appoint her daughter Saima Wazed Putul as the Regional Director of WHO despite her lack of qualifications to be the Regional Director for South-East Asia.
On the other hand, Tarique Siddique, his wife Shahin Siddique, daughter Bushra Siddique, niece Tulip Siddique and Azmina Siddique have been accused of corruption, abuse of power, embezzlement of government land, money laundering and acquiring illegal assets in the country and abroad in anonymous names, he added.
The ACC has decided to investigate the allegations after verifying the initial information, he further said.
Besides that, the ACC has decided to investigate against ex-PM's Principal Secretary Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah doing various forms of corruption like amassing undeclared assets worth crores of taka, bribery, money laundering abroad abusing his power, according to the ACC.