Court orders to seize income tax records of former state minister Enamur Rahman
For a fair investigation, the commission argued that seizing and reviewing Enamur’s income tax files from the beginning of his career up to tax year 2024-25 is essential.
A Dhaka court ordered the seizure of income tax records for former state minister for disaster management and relief Dr Enamur Rahman.
The order was issued today (9 December) by Judge Muhammad Kamrul Islam Khan of Dhaka Special Judge's Court-3 following a petition submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). ACC prosecutor Delwar Jahan Rumi confirmed the matter.
Earlier, ACC Deputy Assistant Director Papon Kumar Shah filed the petition seeking permission to seize the former minister's tax documents.
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According to the petition, Enamur Rahman is accused of amassing wealth worth Tk6.50 crore through criminal misconduct, abuse of power and other illicit means, which is disproportionate to his known sources of income. Investigators also reported suspicious transactions involving five of his bank accounts Tk6.43 crore in deposits and Tk6.26 crore in withdrawals, amounting to Tk 12.69 crore suspected to be linked to money laundering.
The ACC filed the case under Section 27(1) of the ACC Act 2004, Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012, and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947.
For a fair investigation, the commission argued that seizing and reviewing Enamur's income tax files from the beginning of his career up to tax year 2024-25 is essential as per Section 19 of the ACC Act 2004 and Rule 20 of the ACC Rules 2007.
Enamur Rahman was arrested on 26 January from the capital's Vatara area by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. The following day, a Dhaka CMM Court placed him on a six-day remand. He has remained in jail since.
