Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- They include the ruling Awami League's Parliament Whip Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury and Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shawon MP, a Jubo League leader.

ACC officials said they discussed the issue and exchanged information with the Bangladesh Bank and the Rapid Action Battalion.

"We've got the names related to the allegations from different agencies and media reports. We have a list of 46 people now. It will expand," ACC Secretary Md Dilwar Bakth told bdnews24.com on Tuesday.

The commission will launch formal investigation by prosecuting the suspects if it finds anything substantial in the initial investigations into alleged illegal wealth and money laundering, he added.

The revelation comes within a month of the government crackdown...