The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch a probe against ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her elder sister Sheikh Rehana over allegations of embezzling Tk 80,000 crore from different development projects.
The anti-graft watchdog took the decision during a meeting held at its Segunbagicha headquarters in Dhaka on Tuesday, ACC Director General MD Akhtar Hossain disclosed the matter while talking to reporters on Tuesday.
Apart from Hasina and Rehana, the ACC will also launch the probe against Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and Rehana's daughter Tulip Siddiq on the same ground, said the source.
Hasina, Rehana, Joy, Tulip and others have been accused of embezzling Tk59,000 crore from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project.
They have also been accused of misappropriating Tk21,000 crore from eight development projects like Ashrayan, BEZA and BEPZA through abuse of power, fraud, irregularities and corruption, he said.
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