News Desk:
The High Court has ordered the disposal of an application filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged corruption and money laundering by a subsidiary of the Noman Group.
The bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan passed the order on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com
Anwar Hossain, a resident of Lohagara, had petitioned for an investigation into an alleged money laundering allegation brought against Noman Group’s Nice Spun, involving a loan worth Tk 10.75 billion
He filed the petition with the ACC in 2024. Anwar alleged the company obtained the loan using a collateral of land worth Tk 500 million.
Anwar later moved the High Court for a directive to look into his allegation.
Advocate Manzil Morshed argued for Anwar. “The court has asked ACC and Bangladesh Bank to dispose of the allegation in 90 days,” said Manzil.
The court also issued a rule asking authorities to explain why ACC’s inaction in looking into the matter should not be declared illegal.
Manzil said the ACC was legally bound to launch the probe but it delayed steps “illegally”, and was tantamount to “encouraging corruption”.
He wondered why the ACC acted so indifferently despite the group facing numerous allegations of corruption.
The ACC chairman and a Bangladesh Bank deputy governor have been made respondents to the petition filed with the HC.
