The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, Saima Wazed Putul, accusing her of embezzling Tk 33 crore through false claims of employment at the World Health Organization (WHO) and financial irregularities under the Sushason Foundation.

On Thursday (March 20), ACC Director General Md. Akhtar Hossain confirmed the matter to journalists.

The cases were filed at the ACC’s Dhaka Integrated District Office by the commission’s Deputy Director Tahasim Munobil Haque.

According to the ACC, Putul embezzled Tk 33 crore by pressuring 20 banks into providing funds under the name of the Sushason Foundation.

Additionally, she allegedly misused power to obtain the position of WHO’s Regional Director for Southeast Asia by falsifying her qualifications on her résumé.

Earlier, on Tuesday (March 4), the court ordered a freeze on 14 bank accounts linked to Saima Wazed Putul’s Sushason Foundation, which contain a total of Tk 48.35 crore. The order was issued by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib following an ACC petition.

The petition alleged that Putul, in collusion with her mother Sheikh Hasina, violated WHO’s regulations, ethics, and financial policies while also misappropriating funds from various government projects, amassing hundreds of crores, which were then allegedly laundered abroad.

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