Dhaka, April 24 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sent a letter to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs seeking information on 15 judges as part of its investigation into allegations of illegal wealth acquisition.

The list of 15 includes the names of former joint secretary (administration) of the Ministry of Law and Senior District Judge Bikash Kumar Saha, former Dhaka chief metropolitan magistrate (CMM) Rezaul Karim Chowdhury and former additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM) Mohammad Asaduzzaman Nur.

The letter sent from the ACC head office has sought copies of the "personal files", "data sheets" and asset statements of these judges.

ACC spokesman Akhtarul Islam confirmed on Thursday that this info...