The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is not investigating National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan under pressure from any quarter or by singling him out, ACC Secretary Saidur Rahman Khan said on Monday, insisting the commission's work follows due process.

"The ACC is not working by targeting anyone. The allegations against Asif are pending allegations that the ACC has brought forward," Saidur told reporters, responding to questions on the ongoing probe in the ACC office, Shegunbagicha.

The ACC secretary said the commission is not investigating anyone under pressure from any side, adding that the commission would once again prove that it works on the basis of specific allegations rather than bias toward or against anyone.

"The ACC is a fully autonomous institution. The commission works independently. It will pursue investigations against all those who have pending allegations against them," he said.

Asked whether any other former adviser of the interim government faces fresh allegations, Saidur said the allegations against those already accused are being scrutinised.

However, he did not specify whether any concrete allegation currently exists against any particular former adviser.

On the commission's present activities, the secretary said many matters remained pending for resolution after the commission went without leadership for more than five months, and that these are now being addressed in phases.

Asif Mahmud was appointed adviser to the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the interim government in 2024, and later also took charge of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives.

He resigned from the advisory post on December 10, 2025, before joining the NCP, where he became the party's spokesperson.

The ACC has been investigating several corruption allegations against him from his time as adviser, though Asif has denied all the allegations brought against him.