Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen on Sunday revealed his assets and liabilities to the media.
He shared his income and expenditure and assets details with the media at a views-exchange programme between the new commission members and media professionals at ACC headquarters in Dhaka.
The ACC chairman said that he had formally submitted his assets and liabilities details to the ACC reform commission while other commissioners would submit their details also.
Abdul Momen joined the office on December 11, a day after being appointed. On that day, he had announced that he would disclose his movable and immovable assets and income and expenditure accounts within seven days.
On that day, Transparency International Bangladesh called on the new ACC chairman and commissioners to disclose their income and wealth statements for the sake of transparency.
Revealing his assets, the ACC Chairman said that he had an apartment of 1,500 square feet in Basila. He was in the process of acquiring another 700 square feet there.
鈥業 have a five-katha vacant land with my wife in Purbachal American City. I was a member of the BCS administration committee. There is 10 kathas of land there for eight members. My share will be 1.25 kathas. I paid money in 2007, but I have not received possession yet,鈥� he said.
He also said that he had deposited Tk 75,000 for a plot in RAJUK. Till date, there had been no settlement of it.
The ACC chairman said that he received interest from a savings certificate of five years of Tk 30 lakh and a savings certificate of Tk 20 lakh every three months. 鈥業 have not withdrawn my GPF money, there is Tk 17 lakh there.鈥�
ACC commissioner (inquiry) Mian Muhammad Ali Akbar Azizi said that the commission was working with only half its designated manpower.
ACC commissioner (investigation) brigadier general (retired) Hafiz Ahsan Farid said that ACC鈥檚 professional base was very strong. Even after 42 days of non-commission, ACC officers and employees had worked tirelessly.