Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Muhammad Moinuddin Abdullah, has resigned from his position. His resignation was confirmed by a senior ACC official on Tuesday (29 October).
Alongside him, ACC Commissioners Ashia Khatun and Zahurul Haque have also tendered their resignations.
This development follows an ultimatum issued by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on 13 August, shortly after the political landscape in Bangladesh experienced a significant shift on 5 August.
The student movement had called for the resignations of the ACC chairman, commissioners, and secretary, asserting that individuals sympathetic to what they referred to as "Awami fascism" remained in various commissions, including the Election Commission and Anti-Corruption Commission.
Movement Coordinator Hasnat Abdullah voiced this demand in a Facebook post, calling for the removal of all secretaries and heads of commissions by the end of that day.
Muhammad Moinuddin Abdullah was appointed as ACC chairman through a gazette notification signed by then Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam on 3 March 2021, replacing former chairman Iqbal Mahmud.
Prior to this role, he had served as senior secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture.
When approached regarding his resignation, Moinuddin Abdullah responded, "I’ll speak on this matter a bit later; if you have any questions, please contact the secretary." He then ended the call.
Under Bangladeshi law, the ACC is constituted by three commissioners who serve five-year terms, with one member appointed as chairman from among them.
