BSS, Dhaka

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday approved a charge sheet against British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq in a case alleging she unlawfully obtained a flat from Eastern Housing Limited in Gulshan-2 in exchange for undue benefits

ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain said Tulip’s name had appeared in the note sheet of the flat owners’ list submitted to the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).

The ACC filed the case on April 15 this year against Tulip and former Rajuk officials Shah Khasruzzaman and Sardar Mosharraf Hossain.

In July, Khasruzzaman secured a High Court order staying the investigation against him for three months.

When the ACC sought to vacate the stay through the Supreme Court’s Chamber Judge, it received a “no order” ruling. With no further legal avenue over the past five months, the ACC dropped Khasruzzaman from the case and completed the investigation against Tulip and Mosharraf, Akhter said.