ACC letter to Bangladesh Bank seeking information on assets of Benazir and his family

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has written to the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the financial intelligence department of Bangladesh Bank, seeking information on the cash of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and his family members in banks and financial institutions. ACC has been asked to provide this information by the first week of May. At the same time, the organization has written to various departments of the government, including joint stock, sub-registry office, seeking information about FDR, savings certificates and movable and immovable assets. ACC Commissioner Zahurul Haque said that the investigation team of ACC will interrogate Benazir to find out about these issues.

ACC Secretary Khorseda Yasmeen announced that a three-member committee has started working to investigate the assets of Benazir Ahmed last Monday. The secretary said that the proceedings were initiated under Rule No. 3 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Rules, 2007 regarding this complaint. According to the provisions of section 15 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, the commission meeting on April 18 approved to investigate the allegations of illegal wealth acquisition against Benazir Ahmed. According to the relevant laws and regulations, legal action will be taken by completing the investigation within the prescribed time frame. According to ACC sources, the members of the ACC investigation committee on Benazir Ahmed’s assets are Deputy Director Hafizul Islam, Assistant Director Niamul Hasan Ghazi and Zainal Abedin.

The lawyer of the Supreme Court has filed a writ in the High Court asking for the direction of investigating the allegations published in the media about Benazir Ahmed’s assets. Salah Uddin Reagan.