Court orders seizure of ex-senior secretary Shah Kamal’s tax records
Shah Kamal acquired and possessed assets worth Tk5.79 crore beyond known sources of income out of total assets worth Tk11.63 crore.
A Dhaka court today (9 March) has ordered the seizure of tax records of Md Shah Kamal, former senior secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, over graft allegations.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz issued the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), confirmed Riaz Hossain, bench assistant of the court concerned.
Earlier, ACC Assistant Director and investigation officer Bishan Ghosh submitted the application.
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According to the application, Shah Kamal acquired and possessed assets worth Tk5.79 crore beyond known sources of income out of total assets worth Tk11.63 crore.
The ACC also alleged that suspicious transactions were made through 10 bank accounts, where Tk8.36 crore was deposited and Tk3.84 crore withdrawn, transferred, converted or moved in an attempt to conceal the sources of income.
A case has been filed against him on charges of corruption, bribery and money laundering. The investigation is currently underway.
"For the sake of proper investigation, his tax files should be seized immediately," the ACC application added
