The  Anti-Corruption Commission will send graft information about Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to the foreign ministry tomorrow.

According to sources at the ACC, the graft watchdog is mulling to send the information to the World Health Organization through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Saima Wazed Putul serves as the regional director of the WHO. Based on the information sent by the ACC regarding the corruption case, the ministry might write to the WHO to take action against Putul, said sources.

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‘Illegal plot allocation’: ACC sues Hasina, her daughter

Earlier in October last year, the foreign ministry had informed the WHO of its reluctance to work with Putul. Subsequently, the ACC filed a case against Putul, her mother Sheikh Hasina, and other family members, alleging fraud and forgery to obtain a plot in Purbachal. Now, the ministry may request action based on the details of that case provided by the ACC.

In November 2023, Saima Wazed Putul was elected regional director of the WHO for the South-East Asia Region.

She was appointed for a five-year term during the WHO regional conference held in New Delhi, India.

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