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ACC Chairman, two commissioners resign
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen and two commissioners have resigned.
The ACC commissioners are Miah Muhammad Ali Akbar Azizi and Brigadier General (retd) Hafiz Ahsan Farid.
Commissioner Miah Mohammad Ali Akbar Azizi told reporters on Tuesday afternoon that he along with the Chairman and the other commissioners have submitted resignation letters.
When asked about his resignation, Abdul Momen declined to comment, saying, “Not here, go to the office.”
Earlier, the Chairman and the commissioners arrived at the Secretariat.
They were seen entering the Cabinet Division’s building No. 1 at 2:36 pm and submitted their resignation letters.
The President appointed the ACC Chairman and the two commissioners on Dec 10, 2024.
Their appointments were made in accordance with the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.
Under the law, the ACC is formed with three commissioners one of whom serves as chairman. The term of a commissioner is five years, reports UNB.