Fascist Sheikh Hasina’s close associate, Moinuddin Abdullah, has amassed hundreds of crores of taka from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) but still remains untouchable. During his tenure as ACC chairman, Moinuddin Abdullah initiated investigations and cases only on Sheikh Hasina’s directives. Under her orders, he launched inquiries against major businessmen and bank owners.
According to ACC sources, many of the cases and investigations initiated under his leadership had no substantial basis, as most were politically motivated. As a result, the ACC is now struggling to close these false cases, preventing the organization from taking proper legal action against actual corrupt individuals following the shift in power. Despite being a severe corrupt official hiding behind a mask of honesty, Moinuddin Abdullah remains safe. Not only that, but he is also reportedly engaging in conspiracies against the government while staying within the country as a supporter of Sheikh Hasina.
The ACC found documentary evidence linking influential Awami League MPs, leaders, and government-affiliated bureaucrats to corruption worth over Tk 3.5 lakh crore in land acquisitions in Cox’s Bazar. However, then-ACC Chairman Moinuddin Abdullah suppressed these findings. According to ACC sources, former senior secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed was the mastermind behind the syndicate that benefited from the land acquisitions. During a raid led by former ACC official Sharif Uddin, several brokers and government officials were caught, disrupting the syndicate’s illegal operations. In retaliation, the syndicate conspired to suppress Sharif Uddin. Eventually, Moinuddin Abdullah and Investigation Commissioner Zahurul Haque received a massive sum of money from Helal Uddin to remove Sharif Uddin from his position without any show-cause notice. Allegedly, over Tk 50 crore was paid to the commission for this purpose.
Reports indicate that orders for Sharif Uddin’s removal were copied to the Deputy Commissioners of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar. Since his removal, the investigation into the Tk 3.5 lakh crore land acquisition corruption has remained buried for the past five years.
ACC officials revealed that Sharif Uddin had arrested four public representatives from Cox’s Bazar in cases related to Rohingya NID and passport fraud. This disrupted the illegal profit-sharing scheme, prompting local syndicates to manipulate ACC leadership through Helal Uddin. However, after Sharif’s dismissal, no new cases, arrests, or charge sheets against the Rohingyas have been filed. Everything was halted under orders from the then-ACC commission.
Sources from the Cox’s Bazar ACC office stated that the former ACC commission used to receive regular bribes from various mega projects in the region. In a gas connection fraud case at Chattogram's KGDCL, the ACC was barred from arresting the son of former Expatriates' Welfare Minister Nurul Islam BSc. Despite filing the case, Sharif’s investigation was ultimately dismissed by the commission. However, the court rejected the ACC's final report and accepted Sharif’s FIR as cognizable evidence, proving the legitimacy of his investigation. The ACC, under Moinuddin Abdullah’s leadership, allegedly accepted a Tk 5 crore bribe to dismiss the FIR, later appealing against the lower court’s decision in the High Court, where the case remains stalled.
In 2019, the ACC launched an investigation into the illegal wealth of 100 individuals, including the so-called "Casino Emperor." At that time, ACC Secretary Muhammad Dilwar Bakht informed journalists about the recruitment of officers for this investigation. On September 18 of that year, RAB launched an anti-casino operation, and on the first day, Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan was arrested for running illegal gambling operations. Subsequent casino and gambling raids across the country revealed shocking information.
On March 3, 2021, the Cabinet Division issued a notification appointing former Agriculture Ministry Senior Secretary Moinuddin Abdullah as ACC Chairman. Shortly after assuming office, he halted the investigation into casino-related illegal assets. According to sources, Moinuddin Abdullah, Commissioner Mozammel Haque Khan, and Zahurul Haque received large sums of money from former Awami League MPs and ministers who had benefited from the casino industry. In return, the then-ACC commission shut down the investigation.
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