TDS Desk:

A joint team of district administration and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized and sealed off a duplex home of former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, located in Rupganj area of Narayanganj.

The drive was launched on Saturday to seals off the home built on 24 katha land, built at a cost of Tk 10 crore, authorities say.

On June 12, a Dhaka court  ordered the confiscation of additional properties in the names of Benazir Ahmed and his family members.

These assets include 24 kathas of land in Narayanganj’s Rupganj, three kathas in Uttara, 25 acres in Bandarban, two flats in Badda, six flats in Adabar in his wife’s name, and a six-story building in Gulshan.

The court also ordered the freezing of shares in private entities Citizen Television and Tigerafit Apparels Ltd. On May 26, the court-mandated the attachment of properties including four flats in Dhaka purchased under 119 deeds, four companies, and partial ownership in 15 other companies. Additionally, four BO accounts were frozen.

On May 23, the same court froze 33 bank accounts and attached properties listed under 83 deeds belonging to Benazir and his family.

The investigations into Benazir Ahmed’s wealth began following a report published on March 31 by a daily titled, “Aladin’s lamp at the house of Benazir.” Similar reports by other media outlets on April 1 and 2 fuelled widespread discussions about the significant wealth amassed by Benazir Ahmed during his police career.