Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed’s lavish bungalow in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila is set to be seized today (6 July), following a court order linked to ongoing legal proceedings against him.
Officials from the district administration and the Narayanganj Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have already left for Rupganj to carry out the court’s directive. ACC Narayanganj Office Deputy Director Moinul Hasan Rawshani confirmed the move to The Business Standard around 3:30 PM.
A joint team of district administration and ACC officials will raid the bungalow located in Anand Housing, Rupganj. News of the confiscation has drawn media workers to the main gate, while curious local residents and employees of Anand Housing watch the developments unfold.
This action follows the recent takeover on 4 July by the Bandarban local administration of 25 acres of land in the district valued at Tk 30 crore, also owned by Benazir. Sources revealed that Benazir had acquired 25 acres in the Sualak union and 100 acres in Lama upazila, which include a farmhouse, cattle farm, and fish farm.
On 12 June, a Dhaka court ordered the confiscation of more properties linked to Benazir and his family. These assets include 24 kathas of land in 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 froze shares in private entities Citizen Television and Tigerafit Apparels Ltd.
Earlier, on 26 May, the court ordered the attachment of properties including four flats in Dhaka bought under 119 deeds, four companies, and partial ownership in 15 other companies. Additionally, four BO accounts were frozen. On 23 May, 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 after a report titled “Aladdin’s Lamp at the House of Benazir” was published on 31 March. Similar reports by other media outlets on 1 and 2 April sparked widespread discussions about the significant wealth Benazir Ahmed had accumulated during his police career.