Dhaka, May 7 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned former prime minister Sheikh Hasina for questioning on May 8.

ACC Deputy Director Akhtarul Islam shared the information with the media on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.

The commission sent the letter signed by Deputy Director Monirul Islam, summoning the ex-prime minister to her addresses in Gopalganj and Sudha Sadan in Dhaka's Dhanmondi, he said.

The agency wants to interview the Awami League chief over "complaints of embezzling billions in the name of the development of airports in the country through fraudulence, forgery, irregularities and corruption over the last 15 years".

Former state minister for civil aviation Mahbub Ali and ex-secretary Mokammel Hossain were...