Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the filing of a case against Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and 35 others on charges of embezzling Tk 448 crore through Suchona Foundation.

ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain confirmed the approval while briefing journalists on Monday.

According to the ACC complaint, Saima Wazed and her associates allegedly set up Suchona Foundation as a paper-based organisation, securing registration from the NGO Affairs Bureau and the Department of Social Services.

The foundation then collected large sums of money under the guise of donations, promising illegal benefits to individuals and businesses in return. Instead of being spent on disabil...