, Aug. 19 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought wealth statements from 17 senior officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) over allegations of accumulating illegal assets.

The decision was taken at a commission meeting, ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain said at a press briefing at the ACC headquarters on Tuesday.

He said the move came under section 26(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004 and rule 17 of the ACC Rules 2007 which require the officials to submit details of their assets and liabilities in the prescribed format.

Officials asked to submit wealth statements include Tax Commissioner (Tax Zone-3) MM Fazlul Haque, Tax Appellate Tribunal Commissioner Lokman Ahmed, Additional Tax Commissioner (Intelligence)...