On Wednesday, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed three cases on corruption charges against nine people, including Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan.
The commission initiated an inquiry against former Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan, over allegations of abuse of power, embezzlement of $245 million of public money, bribery, recruitment irregularities, and money laundering.
Three cases were filed with the ACC’s integrated district office in Dhaka-1 accusing Mannujan Sufian and Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam and seven others of graft charges, said ACC director general (prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain at a press briefing at the commission headquarters in Dhaka.
ACC spokesperson Md Aktar Hossain said that Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan was involved in corruption, abusing power, wasting public money, bribery, recruitment trade, money laundering, syphoning of money abroad, and possessing assets inconsistent with his income sources earlier submitted to the wealth statement, the ACC official added..
The inquiry follows a complaint filed by lawyer M Sarwar Hossain, which prompted the ACC to investigate Hannan’s alleged amassing of illegal wealth and money laundering.
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