Bangladesh, Aug. 22 -- An Antii - Corruption Commission (ACC) report into the looting of stones from the Sada Pathar area in Sylhet's Companyganj implicates influential political figures and shows that senior administrators shared in the spoils.

The ACC identified 42 people involved in the illegal extraction. Among them were 20 members of the BNP, seven from the Awami League, and two each from Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP).

The report found that during enforcement operations and investigations, the ACC's enforcement team uncovered evidence of negligence by the Bureau of Mineral Development, local administration, police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel.

The watchdog's Additional Deputy Director Rafi Md ...