The High Court sought the progress report of the ACC investigation into Benazir’s assets

The High Court has sought the progress report of the ACC investigation into the assets of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and his family. The report has been ordered to be submitted to the court within the next two months.

Justice Md. Benazir Ahmed and his family’s wealth pending the writ pending on Tuesday (April 23). The High Court bench comprising Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ibadat Hossain gave this order.

Barrister M. was in favor of the writ in the court. Sarwar Hossain and Barrister Manaj Kumar Bhowmik. Senior lawyers Shah Manjurul Haque and Saeed Ahmed Raza appeared on behalf of Benazir Ahmed. On the other hand, the senior lawyer Md. was on behalf of the ACC. Khurshid Alam Khan. Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the state.

Before this, on April 22, a writ was filed in the High Court seeking an inquiry into the corruption of former IGP Benazir Ahmed. ACC chairman, secretary and four people were made defendants in the writ.

Supreme Court lawyer Salahuddin Regan filed a writ in the relevant branch of the High Court.

Barrister Syed Syedul Haque Sumon wrote to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate the allegations against Benazir Ahmed. In the letter given to the ACC on April 21, it is said that former Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Benazir Ahmed retired on September 30, 2022 after serving for 34 years and 7 months. After retirement, Benazir Ahmed has acquired a huge amount of property in the name of his wife and daughters which is disproportionate to his income.

Incidentally, on March 31, a news item titled “Aladdin’s lamp in Benazir’s house” was published in Daily Kal Kanth. According to the report, the former inspector general has acquired huge wealth in the name of his wife Zeeshan Mirza and two daughters Farhin Rishta bint Benazir and Tahsin Raisa bint Benazir.

Barrister Sumon said in the letter that there are sufficient reasons to believe that Benazir Ahmed has misused his position to acquire the properties mentioned in the report as compared to his income. In such a situation, former Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Benazir Ahmed requested the ACC to investigate and take necessary legal action against his wife, elder daughter and younger daughter for amassing huge amounts of illegal wealth.

The report also says that Benazir Ahmed has expensive flats, houses and bigha after bigha of land near Dhaka in elite areas of Dhaka. Best Holdings and five-star hotel La Meridien have 200,000 shares in the name of the two daughters. In Purbachal, there is a duplex house spread over 40 kathas with an estimated value of at least Tk 45 crores. There is another 10 bighas of land worth 22 crores in the same area. However, in the last 34 years and seven months of long service life, Benazir Ahmed’s salary and allowances are supposed to be 1 crore 84 lakh 89 thousand 200 taka.