Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has prosecuted eight people, including Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Saima Wazed Putul and Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, over alleged embezzlement of Tk 156.86 million from the Centre for Research and Information (CRI), the research wing of the Awami League.

The case, filed on Monday at the ACC's Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1, also names former finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, former state minister for energy Nasrul Hamid Bipu, former NBR chairman Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, NBR member Rowshan Ara Akter, and CRI Executive Director Shabbir Bin Shams as defendants.

The national anti-graft agency alleges CRI took tax exemption benefits without registration, misappropriated funds, and transfer...