Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh has sought information from 10-12 countries regarding allegations of money laundering against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq, and their family members. The development was confirmed by ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhtar Hossain at the commission's headquarters in Segun Bagicha yesterday.
Akhtar Hossain stated that mutual legal assistance requests have been sent to collect both informal information and evidence from overseas authorities. However, he refrained from disclosing the names of the countries from which information has been sought.
The Sunday Times reported that officers from Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) visited ...