A court here has ordered to freeze 116 bank and
23 beneficiary owner (BO) accounts and seize different moveable and immovable
properties owned by former National Board of Revenue (NBR) official Matiur
Rahman and his family members.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Jaglul Hossain passed the order
today, allowing a plea of the Investigation Officer (IO) and Anti-Corruption
Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Anwar Hossain.
The IO in his plea said that Matiur has allegedly amassed illegal wealth of
Taka hundreds of crores and laundered the money abroad through hundi, under-
invoicing and over-invoicing.
“During the probe, we learned that the accused and his family members are
trying to hand over properties, and if they manage to do so, all the attempts
to seize the illegal wealth and properties will go in vain,” the IO said in
his plea.
The properties, that have been ordered to be seized, include 26.61 shotangsho
land in Savar, 104 shotangsho land in Bhaluka, 958 shotangsho land in the
nam
e of Global Shoes in Bhaluka, 875.95 shotangsho land in Gazipur, 38
shotangsho land in the name of Matiur’s wife Laila, 126 shotangsho land in
the name of son Arnab, 72 shotangsho land in the name of daughter Ipshita in
Shibpur, Narshingdi, 166 shotangsho land in the name of Laila in Singra,
Natore.
Apart from these, Matiur family’s four flats in Sheltech Bithika Apartment
Complex in Mirpur have also been ordered to be sized.
The anti-graft body on July 2 had issued separate notices to Matiur and his
two wives and children for submitting their wealth statements.
Earlier on June 24, Dhaka Senior Special Judge Mohammad Jaglul Hossain issued
an order banning Matiur, his wife Narsingdi Raipura Upazila Chairman Laila
Kaniz, and son Ahmed Taufiqur Rahman Arnab from traveling abroad until
further notice.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha