Dhaka, July 25 -- Fifteen drivers from the office of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina were given plots in the capital's Jhilmil Residential Project under special consideration, according to findings from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

ACC Director General Akhter Hossain shared the information on Thursday in a press briefing following a drive carried out at the PMO on Wednesday.

Each driver received either a 'three-katha' or 'five-katha' plot, the ACC official said. The project, however, was meant to award plots to individuals in four specific categories for their contributions to the state.

Launched by Rajuk in 1997, the Jhilmil Residential Project was intended to ease Dhaka's housing pressure by allocating land primarily to ...