ACC summons Moosa Dec 18

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned DATCO Group chairman Moosa bin Shamsher to appear before it on December 18 next for alleged siphoning off money and amassing wealth illegally.
The ACC sent a notice to the businessman on Thursday asking him to be present at its head office at 11:00 am on the day, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told the FE.
The ACC will also question KM Shahid Ullah of M/s Dynasty Business House on the same day (December 18) in connection with the graft allegation.
Referring to many reports in international media including The Sunday Telegraph Magazine (London), Forbes and Business Asia, ACC said Moosa bin Shamsher accumulated wealth worth about US$ 7.0 billion illegally.
The ACC notice sent to him also mentioned that there was an allegation that Moosa's Tk 510 billion has been frozen in Swiss banks.
Considering the reports published in international media about his lifestyle, income and income sources, the national anti-graft body on November 3 last decided to launch a probe against Moosa.
Called the 'Prince of Bangladesh' by a section of the international media, Shamsher is the father of the son-in-law of Awami League Presidium member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim.
Shamsher was born in Faridpur district on Oct 15, 1950. He started his business career as a manpower exporter but international media usually portray him as a leading weapons dealer.
He attracted massive media attention after offering the Labour Party and Tony Blair 5.0 million pounds as campaign donation during the UK's 1997 general elections.
The ACC official said they had earlier decided to investigate Shamsher's wealth in 2011 following a report in a Bangladesh newspaper that he had Tk 510 billion with a Swiss bank.
However, the commission could not make any headway in the probe at that time.
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