ACC to probe five more NBR officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched investigations into five more officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) over allegations of corruption and irregularities.

The ACC's public relations department confirmed the matter today.

The officials under investigation are: Abdul Rashid Mia, additional commissioner; Lutful Azim, member; Mohammad Alamgir Hossain, former additional director general of the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC); Mohammad Shihabul Islam, deputy tax commissioner; and Md Tariq Hassan, joint commissioner.

Earlier, on June 29, the ACC announced its decision to investigate six NBR officials, most of whom were members of the NBR Reform Unity Council.