The Anti-Corruption Commission has quizzed Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, a member of the BNP\u2019s Standing Committee, for two hours over allegations of accumulating \u201cillegal wealth\u201d.<\/p>\n
Investigation Officer Selina Akhter interrogated Khosru from 10.30 am to 12.20 pm on Monday, as he arrived at the commission two and a half years after being summoned.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know it very well why I was summoned. I have replied to the questions I was asked,\u201d Khosru told reporters.<\/p>\n
\u201cI live a normal life; there\u2019s no scope to raise questions over my integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n
The then ACC Director Kazi Shafiqul had summoned Amir Khosru on Aug 16, 2018, to quiz him over the complaint of \u201cillegal transaction, money laundering and amassing illegal wealth\u201d.<\/p>\n
An ACC notice was served on Khosru asking him to report to the ACC office in Segagicha on Aug 28 of the same year.<\/p>\n
In the notice, the authorities said they received complaints against Khosru of \u201cmoney laundering and illegal hotel business\u201d.<\/p>\n
As Khosru failed to appear, the ACC served another notice on Sept 10. He, however, filed a writ petition to the High Court challenging the legality of the notice.<\/p>\n
He sent a letter through his lawyer to the ACC without appearing personally in 2018. He requested not to take any action until the petition \u2018under trial\u2019 in the High Court was settled.<\/p>\n
A High Court bench of Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam turned down his appeal on Sept 16, 2018.<\/p>\n
On Aug 6, 2019, the ACC issued two separate notices for Khosru and his wife asking them to submit their wealth statements.<\/p>\n
The commission had received proof of Khosru owning \u201chuge wealth outside known income sources\u201d, according to the notice.<\/p>\n
On Feb 23 this year, the ACC summoned Khosru and his wife Tahera Khosru. Earlier, the ACC imposed a travel ban on the couple on Oct 4, 2018.<\/p>\n
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