Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has quizzed Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Joint Secretary General Mahi B Chowdhury over money laundering allegations.
The Munshiganj-1 lawmaker came at the graft watchdog's Segunbagicha offices around 10am on Sunday (Aug 25) and now he is answering ACC's questions, said the anti-graft body's spokesperson Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya.
On Aug 4, ACC Deputy Director Jalal Uddin Ahmed sent a notice to Mahi B Chowdhury and his wife Ashfa Haque Lopa, asking them to present at the ACC office on Aug 7 over allegations of money laundering and accumulating wealth by illegal means.
On Aug 7, the couple has sought time for facing the interrogation and another ACC notice was sent to them to present at ACC offices on Aug 25.
A top ACC official said Mahi, also son of former president Dr AQM Badrudozza Chowdhury, allegedly laundered money to the United States and amassed huge amount of money beyond known sources of income.
The ACC official also informed that assistance is being taken from different banks to trace the sources of the couple’s wealth.