ACC to probe illegal wealth of Ruhul Amin Hawlader

The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) took Wednesday a decision to investigate the alleged illegal wealth of Jatiya Party (JP) secretary general Ruhul Amin Hawlader.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Commission, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told reporters.

The ACC official said the Commission took the decision based on the affidavit submitted to Election Commission (EC) before the 10th Parliamentary Election as it shows that his wealth increased more than the usual way.

Mr Howlader was elected from Patuakhali-1 constituency in the ninth parliament. He retained the seat in the last parliamentary polls.

Earlier, the ACC started investigation into the alleged illegal wealth of the seven ministers and members of parliament (MPs). They were former Health Minister AFM Ruhal Haque, MP, former State Minister for Housing and Public Works Abdul Mannan Khan, former State Minister for Water Resources Mahbubur Rahman MP, lawmaker of Cox's Bazar-4 Abdur Rahman Bodi, MP of Rajshahi-4 Engineer Enamul Haq, MP of Dhaka-14 Aslamul Haque and Abdul Jabbar of Satkhira.

Media reports on huge discrepancies between wealth statements of the ministers and MPs that they submitted to the EC ahead of the 10th parliamentary elections and the statements they had provided prior to the 9th national polls in 2008 created furore among the people.