Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Spokesperson and former Youth and Sports Adviser to the interim government, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, has sent a legal notice to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director and Public Relations Officer Akhtarul Islam, demanding withdrawal of his remarks that "preliminary truth" was found in graft allegations against him.

In a message sent to the media on Friday, the NCP said Akhtarul Islam, at a press briefing on September 2, claimed that preliminary evidence supported allegations of irregularities in transfers, recruitment and promotions during Asif Mahmud's tenure as adviser.

The remarks were widely circulated by various media outlets and on social media afterwards, it said.

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