Benazir's assets of 4 flats deposited to CA's relief fund
Samples of auctionable items will be preserved, and the remaining goods will be deposited into the Chief Adviser's relief fund
The belongings kept in four flats registered under former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed, his wife, and daughter, which had been seized through the Anti‑Corruption Commission (ACC), have been deposited into the Chief Adviser's relief fund.
Following a court order, the ACC seized flats 12/A, 12/B, 13/A, and 13/B in Rancon Icon Tower at the capital's Gulshan‑1, registered under the Benazir family, ACC Director General Akter Hossain told the reporters today (22 December).
By order of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court, samples of auctionable items will be preserved, and the remaining goods deposited into the Chief Adviser's relief fund.
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The court also ordered the handover of perishable goods, used and unused clothes, utensils and various kitchen items stored in those flats, he said.
It further ordered necessary arrangements be made to store these goods in the Chief Adviser's relief fund.
Earlier on 23 May, a Dhaka court ordered the confiscation of all properties mentioned in 83 documents belonging to former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, in connection with the allegations of corruption brought against him.
After reviewing documents it was found that Benazir and his family bought four flats of Rancon Icon Tower built with two basements on plot number 134 (old number 130) of CEC (G) block of Gulshan residential area.
Of these, 12/A, 12/B and 13/A, these three flats have been registered in the name of Savannah Eco Resort Pvt, and its Chairman Zeeshan Mirza signed the deed on behalf of this company. The document numbers for these are 2240, 2236 and 2234, respectively.
Meanwhile, the 13/B flat of Rancon Icon Tower has been purchased in the name of Benazir Ahmed's minor daughter, Zahra Zereen Binte Benazir. Benazir Ahmed signed the document on behalf of Zahra Zereen bint Benazir, whose document number is 2238.
Initially, Benazir claimed that he bought these four flats, which total 9,192 square feet, for Tk2 crore. However, according to several members of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB), that amount of real estate in the Gulshan area is estimated to be at least Tk22.5 crore.
