Dhaka, June 26 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations made by National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah on Facebook regarding ACC officials demanding bribes.

On Thursday, the commission's Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain told journalists, "We have issued numerous notices warning against fraud. Despite this, many continue to fall victim to scammers.

"So far, we have received four general diaries (GDs) from people who have been cheated."

Hasnat, NCP's chief organiser (southern region), recently wrote in a Facebook post: "In independent Bangladesh, the ACC's tea bill is Tk 100,000," claiming that officials demanded this amount from Dr Mahmuda Mitu as a prerequisite f...