Dhaka, May 1 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into the illegal assets of Emdadul Haque alias Dada Emdad, assistant private secretary (APS) of former minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, for amassing huge wealth abusing power over the last decade.

The anti-graft watch dog has extended timeline for submitting information upon request of Emdad.

As APS of Gazi, Emdad drew salary on rank of Senior Assistant Secretary at sixth grade. An APS can receive maximum Tk 67,010 as monthly salary.

In 13 years, he received Tk 1.5 billion as salary. However, Emdad amassed wealth abusing power. He has hidden property worth billions of taka in his and others' names in the capital, Narayanganj and Sirajganj, according to inve...