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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch an investigation into extortion allegations against Khandaker Enayet Ullah, the General Secretary of the Bus Owners’ Association.
The decision was confirmed by ACC Deputy Director (Public Relations) Md. Akhtarul Islam on Tuesday morning, January 14.
Enayet Ullah faces accusations of collecting approximately 165 million BDT daily from 15,000 buses operating on various routes in and around Dhaka. He is also alleged to have accumulated hundreds of millions of BDT in illicit wealth under undisclosed ownership.
As part of the investigation, the ACC has issued a notice to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) requesting information about the personal vehicles owned by Enayet Ullah and his family. The notice, signed by ACC Deputy Director Nurul Huda, was sent to BRTA on January 29.
In response to these developments, Enayet Ullah denied the allegations, asserting that they are baseless. He claimed that those filing the complaints are individuals who were previously expelled from the Dhaka Road Transport Association.
“It is the ACC’s responsibility to investigate corruption, and I have no comments on their actions,” Enayet Ullah said.
He further explained that the individuals making the accusations had been removed from the association for engaging in extortion over a year ago. Since their expulsion, they have been filing complaints against him and the organization.
The ACC’s investigation aims to scrutinize these allegations and assess whether there is any substance to the claims of financial misconduct and unauthorized collections.
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