Staff Correspondent
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday has started a fresh investigation against former Army chief General Aziz Ahmed over his alleged involvement in “significant corruption”.“Based on the ACC’s self-detective unit reports, the anti-graft watchdog began investing against General Aziz. The detective unit found significant evidence against Aziz and his brothers,” ACC's Deputy Director and Public Relations Officer Md Aktarul Islam told journalists on Wednesday.
According to the detective unit report, Aziz abused power and amassed huge properties including a total of 185.6 katha of land in three separate plots at Silicon City Housing under Boro Bardeshi Mouza in Aminbazar, Dhaka.
He also has a bungalow house on that land, a house at Mirpur DOHS, a house named Aziz residence at Nikunja.
Aziz and his family members amassed properties, including a number of multi-storey buildings, flats, plots, and 100 bighas of lands.
Aziz was the chief of army staff between June 2018 and June 2021. He led Border Guard Bangladesh between 2012 and 2016.
It is alleged that two brothers Haris Ahmed and Tofael Ahme Aziz Ahmed obtained national identity cards "using false information.
Aziz is the eldest of five brothers. His brothers Tofael, Haris and Anis Ahmed hogged headlines during the 1990s and the 2000s for murder, extortion, and possession of illegal firearms.
Joseph alone was accused in 10 cases filed in connection with extortion and possession of illegal firearms.
Joseph was sentenced to death and Haris and Anis to life in prison in a murder case in 2004.
