Benazir, Matiur finally submit asset statements to ACC

Former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and former National Board of Revenue (NBR) official Matiur Rahman have finally submitted their asset statements to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) after missing two extended deadlines, sources said.

They submitted their wealth statements along with their families on Thursday (29 August), a senior ACC official told The Business Standard on condition of anonymity.

According to the ACC sources, steps will be taken after inspecting the asset statements by comparing those with the assets found in their name in the ACC investigation.

The anti-graft agency has so far found 697 bighas of land, 19 company shares, 12 flats in Dhaka, savings certificates worth Tk30 lakh, 33 bank accounts and three BO accounts in the name of Benazir and his family. These assets have been seized and frozen by court order.

On the other hand, the ACC has received information about at least 65 bighas of land, eight flats, two resorts and picnic spots and three industrial establishments owned by Matiur and his relatives.

Bank accounts, mobile financial services accounts and stock market BO accounts in the name of Matiur Rahman and his family members have been seized.

Earlier, a Dhaka court imposed a travel ban against Matiur, his first wife Layla Kaniz, who is the chairman of Narsingdi’s Raipura upazila, and their son Ahmed Toufikur Rahman Arnab.