Dhaka: Voicing concern over the pressing of a chargesheet against its leader Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee in a graft case, BNP on Monday alleged that the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) cannot work dispassionately ignoring the ruling party’s influence.

‘We’re observing with deep concern that the ACC fails to discharge a dispassionate role in rooting out corruption coming out of the ruling party’s influence,’ the party said in a statement.

It alleged that there has been no progress in the cases filed against the ruling party leaders on specific charges.

The party said the ACC often gives Awami League leaders clean chit relieving them of the charges brought against them. ‘But it has been filing cases against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and other opposition leaders with a motive to harass them.’

As part of it, the statement said, the ACC approved the chargesheet against its student affairs secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee.

‘We hope the ACC will impartially carry out its activities against corruption. It can’t be expected that the ruling party leaders will be given clean chit while chargesheet against the opposition.’

On 18 June, the ACC approved a charge-sheet against Anee in a graft case.

On 9 October 2014, the ACC filed a case against Anee with Ramna Police Station in the capital for allegedly amassing illegal wealth.