ACC questions Chief Heat Officer Bushra Afreen over father’s corruption
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has questioned Asia’s first Chief Heat Officer Bushra Afreen, daughter of former Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Atiqul Islam, as part of an ongoing corruption investigation.
She was interrogated at the ACC headquarters on Thursday morning for around one and a half hours, starting at 9:30am.
ACC public relations officer Akhtarul Islam said Deputy Director Md Saeeduzzaman conducted the questioning.
A senior ACC official told bdnews24.com that Bushra was summoned as part of an inquiry into allegations of illegal wealth accumulation against her father.
“Details were sought on whether she had any involvement in the acquisition of these assets,” the official said.
Following the change in power after the July Uprising, Atiqul was arrested and is currently in jail.
The ACC said its inquiry and investigation into corruption allegations against him are ongoing.
A court on Jan 7 imposed a travel ban on Atiqul’s wife Shaila Shagufta Islam and daughter Bushra.
The ACC is investigating allegations that Atiqul and others were involved in abuse of power, tender irregularities, misuse of public funds in the procurement of equipment for spraying mosquito larvicide, corruption and money laundering.
During the inquiry, the commission said it found Atiqul and his family members own immovable and movable assets disproportionate to their known sources of income in various parts of Dhaka and elsewhere in the country, as well as abroad, including in Canada and the United States.
According to the ACC, information has also emerged suggesting that Atiqul, his wife, and daughter were attempting to flee abroad and transfer these assets.
Fearing that such moves could hamper the investigation, the commission sought court orders to restrict their foreign travel.
Earlier, on Oct 16, 2024, Atiqul was arrested from Mohakhali DOHS in the capital. He was subsequently shown arrested in multiple cases and questioned in custody.