Dhaka, March 20 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to put Jatiya Party Chairman Ghulam Muhammed Quader under the scanner over allegations of acquiring illegal wealth and money laundering using nomination trade.

Md Akhtar Hossain, director of the ACC (prevention), on Thursday said the decision to probe Ghulam was made based on a tip-off from the Detective Branch.

The allegations against Quader include: After the 11th parliamentary elections in 2018, he was the main beneficiary of receiving a bribe of Tk 181 million for party nominations in reserved parliamentary women's seats. He was the acting chairman of the party at the time.

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