Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has carried out investigation against Public Works Department (PWD) Chief Engineer Hafizur Rahman Munshi Tipu for his alleged forgery in taking Freedom Fighter (FF) certificate and making millions through indulging corruption.
The Commission has already appointed a director to conduct the probe into the allegations. The Director General (investigation) of ACC has been appointed as supervisory official in the case, according to an official memo (2/131-2016).
The New Nation has obtained a copy of the memo.
The graft body has asked the investigation officer to conduct an investigation into the allegations in line with the Anti-corruption Commission Act-2007 and submit a report before the Commission in this regard.
Admitting the matter, an ACC official told The New Nation on Saturday night that the Commission has appointed an investigation officer to probe into the allegations of graft by the PWD chief engineer.
He has been asked to submit a report in this regard within shortest possible time.
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs earlier decided to scrap the freedom fighter’s certificate of Hafizur Rahman Munshi Tipu as he indulged forgery in obtaining the certificate.
AKM Mozammel Haque, Minister for Liberation War Affairs, earlier told The New Nation that the documents which Hafizur Rahman Munshi Tipu submitted to the ministry to show him a freedom fighter appeared to be fake proving that he is not a freedom fighter.
“I examined, checked and scrutinized the documents and gave my opinion to the Jamuka that he is a fake freedom fighter. I also issued a note to scrap Hafizur Rahman Munshi Tipu’s FF certificate,” he added.
Hafizur Rahman Munshi Tipu had obtained the fake FF certificate for extension his job. The government has already extended his job for one year on the basis of the certificate, sources said.
