DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned a Bangladeshi expatriate in Hong Kong following the advice of the Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on charge of money laundering.

Without mentioning the name and address of the accused, ICAC said that the person with passport No-AF5739533 is involved in money laundering under the banner of a tourist company in Hong Kong.

Moreover, HK anti-corruption body requested ACC to inform about the person.

Following the advice, ACC has already collected information from passport office about the accused, named Saidur Rahman Habib, a resident of Uttara in Dhaka.

According to Habib’s national identity card, his permanent address is in Jaleshwaritala in Savar.

ACC investigation officer and also deputy-director Zulfikar Ali on Monday morning sent a notice to appear before it at 10:00am on February 15.

Sources concerned told banglanews that Habib, who has established a tourist company in Hong Kong and currently residing there, is involved in money laundering under the banner of the company.

The anti-graft body of Bangladesh has taken the issue seriously as ICAC asked them to look into the matter, the sources said adding more, the person might be involved in huge amount of money laundering.

BDST: 1732 HRS, FEB 09, 2015