The ACC however accepted the wealth statement of district BNP secretary and Jamalpur municipal chairman Wares Ali Mamun yesterday as he went to the office and submitted his statement.

Mamun received ACC notice on Sunday.

Sources said ACC listed 'corruption suspects' Melandaha municipal chairman Didar Pasha's wife Nargis Fatema, district AL secretary Faruque Ahmed's wife Anjumand Ara Hena, district BNP publicity secretary Mosharaf Hossain's wife Tashlima Akhter Bely, Alona union (Sarishabari) AL convener Belal Hossain's wife Zulekha Begum and Sarishabari upazila Jubo Dal vice-president Golam Rabbani's wife Tanzila Parvin went to the ACC office Monday morning to submit statements of assets on behalf of their husbands.

When contacted over phone yesterday, Jamalpur ACC Deputy Director Mahmud Hassan told The Daily Star that wealth statements of the five AL and BNP leaders were not accepted as they did not come to the ACC office to submit their statements.

“As per rules the persons will have to come to ACC office to submit their wealth statements,” the DD added.

Jamalpur ACC on Sunday asked eight out of 12 listed 'corruption suspects' in the district including the five to submit their statements of assets. Their names were published by the ACC on March 12.

They also face charges of abuse of power, corruption, sheltering criminals, land grabbing and tender manipulation.

The ACC will publish more lists of 'corruption suspects' in the district in the second phase after investigation, the sources said.

Of the 12 on the list, Jubo League central secretary and former lawmaker from Jamalpur-3 (Melandaha-Madarganj) Mirza Azam and Jamalpur district BNP President and former lawmaker from Jamalpur-1 (Dewanganj-Bakshiganj) Rashiduzzaman Millat were given notices by a Task Force in Dhaka to submit wealth statements.

On the other hand, ACC in Jamalpur sent notices to former state minister for power and LDP leader Anwarul Kabir Talukdar's younger brothers Azizul Kabir Talukdar Humayun and Faridul Kabir Talukdar Shamim on Monday to submit their statements of assets by 72 hours. The notices were sent through Jamalpur district jail authorities.

Now LDP leader Azizul Kabir Talukdar Humayun is former president of Sarishabari upazila Jubo Dal and his brother Faridul Kabir Talukdar Shamim is Sarishabari municipal chairman and secretary of upazila BNP. Their names were also on the ACC list.