Dhaka, June 16 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found evidence that several residential buildings are being constructed for senior government officials on land originally acquired to rehabilitate people displaced by the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the ACC said its enforcement team uncovered the irregularities during a raid on the Bangladesh Bridge Authority's Setu Bhaban office in Banani.

The project, titled Support to Dhaka Elevated Expressway PPP Project, involved the acquisition of 16.19 hectares of land to build a "rehabilitation village" for those affected by the expressway development.

The plan included 12 buildings with a total of 1,344 flats for displaced residents.

However, t...