DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) gave approval to file lawsuits against 17 people except Sohel Rana, owner of Rana Plaza, for not following the building codes while constructing Rana Plaza.

Parents of Rana also are included in the accused list.

The approval came from a regular meeting of ACC at the commission on Thursday afternoon.

Deputy Director (Public Relations) of ACC Rajab Kumar Bhattacharya confirmed the matter to banglanews.

ACC sources said no cases would be filed against Sohel Rana as his name was not found on any documents related to the construction of Rana plaza.

On April 24, 2013, over 1,130 people died as the 8-storey Rana Plaza collapsed.

BDST: 1755 HRS, JUN 12, 2014