Members of law enforcement agencies and army personnel conducted a drive at Banani office of former state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid early Wednesday morning and seized Tk 29 lakh.
They conducted the drive at Priyo Prangan on Road 17 at Banani and seized an electronic vault.
Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Sarjis Alam, another coordinator Hasnat Abdullah, Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Huque Nur and the Dhaka Additional District Magistrate were present during the drive.
During the drive, Tk 308,700 was seized from a drawer next to a large vault in the finance and accounts room of Hamid Group's office on the second floor of the Priyo Prangan building. Tk 3,94,300 more was found in another drawer.
Additionally, Tk 20,93,000 was seized from the office. Some foreign currencies were also seized from the office.
Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nur, told the media that they had received information indicating that Nasrul Hamid had been funding Chhatra League and others to suppress the recent student protests.
The drive was conducted to gather evidence supporting these claims, he added.
Nur also alleged that they had received information that professional gunmen were paid from this building.
On Tuesday, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) ordered the freezing of bank accounts linked to several prominent individuals, including Nasrul Hamid and former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Joint Commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarkar.
The action came as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering and other financial irregularities.
