A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the authorities concerned to seize the tax files of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed's wife and daughter, as well as the former head of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Harun or Rashid and his brother ABM Shahriar.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the orders after allowing separate petitions filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) seeking its order in this regard.
Deputy Director of the ACC and investigation officer Muhammad Joynul Abedin filed two petitions, pleading to seize the tax files of Benazir's wife Jishan Mirza and daughter Tahsin Raisa Binte Benazir. ACC public prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir moved the pleas before the court.
The ACC, in its plea, stated that Jishan Mirza concealed information about wealth amounting to Tk16 crore and kept properties worth Tk31.69 crore under her possession, allegedly bought with illegally amassed money. Benazir's daughter Tahsin is accused of keeping properties worth Tk5.59 crore under her possession, also allegedly acquired with illegally amassed money.
Meanwhile, the same court ordered the seizure of the tax files of Harun or Rashid and his brother ABM Shahriar. ACC Deputy Director Muhammad Joynul Abedin filed the two petitions, while ACC public prosecutor Ruhul Islam Khan moved the pleas before the court.
