The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed an appeal with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) seeking an investigation against Asif Nazrul, a former legal adviser to the interim government, for alleged irregularities in the transfer of crores of rupees.
Supreme Court lawyer Barrister M Sarwar Hossain submitted the petition to the ACC office on Wednesday. The application has been linked to an investigative report published in the media, which has been accused of a huge money transaction in the transfer process in the last eight months.
According to the complaint, at least 282 of the 403 sub-registrars of the registration department were transferred during that period. A large part of it has been completed through financial transactions. According to the report, an officer had to pay a bribe from an average of Rs 50 to Rs 60 lakh to get a transfer to the workplace of their choice.
According to the policy, the officials are supposed to be appointed to the office of certain categories according to the grade, but in reality it has not been followed. Rather, in exchange for bribes, the lower-grade officials have been repeatedly referred to the posts in high-grade offices and those who objected to irregularities.
In addition, some officers have been transferred several times in a short span of time and have been ordered to change a new one before joining.
In June last year, the law ministry issued a warning notice, calling for abstaining from financial transactions in transfers and appointments. However, most of the allegations were made before the warning.
The ACC has demanded an impartial investigation into the allegations and necessary legal action. Now it remains to be seen whether the commission will start an investigation into the matter after initial verification.