ACC Director Enamul suspended

Senior Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has temporarily suspended its director Khandaker Enamul Bachhir for allegedly taking bribe from Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman, who faced an allegation of amassing illegal wealth.

ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmood made the disclosure while talking to reporters at the anti-graft agency's headquarters in Dhaka on Monday.

"A committee has been formed to investigate into the matter. ACC Secretary Muhammad Delwar Bakht has been made convener of the committee. Other members of the committee are ACC Director General (Legal) Mofizur Rahman Bhuiyan and ACC Director General (Administration) Syed Mahbub Khan," Mahmood said.

DIG Mizanur Rahman on Sunday made an allegation to the media that ACC director, Enamul Bachir, accepted Tk 40 lakh in bribe in two phases in exchange of information.

The ACC initiated a probe into the wealth of DIG Mizanur after he was relieved of duties last year as he faced an allegation of torturing a woman.

Enamul Bachir was one of the ACC probe team that investigates the DIG’s wealth.


risingbd/Dhaka/June 10, 2019/Reza/AI