The High Court today rebuked the Anti-Corruption Commission for its failure in submitting the charge sheet to the trial court in 20 corruption cases filed against Iqbal Hossain Bhuiyan, managing partner of SD Survey Firm, for his involvement with the Basic Bank loan scam.

"If the corruption watchdog fails to discharge its responsibility, how will corruption and irregularities be eradicated? Such a failure on the ACC's part is not acceptable at all. It must act promptly to finish investigations into the cases," said the HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim.

The bench came up with the observation while hearing 20 separate rules over Iqbal's connection with the cases.

The HC bench fixed tomorrow for delivering its verdict on them.