A court in Dhaka has ordered the appointment of a first-class magistrate to unlock and pave the way for an official receiver to enter into four flats owned by former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, his wife Zeeshan Mirza, and their three daughters at Gulshan in Dhaka.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Mohammad Ash-Shams Jaglul Hossain passed the order on Sunday, allowing a plea from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The court on June 6 ordered the appointment of an official receiver to look after the properties of the Benazir family, those have been attached already.
This receiver's main duty would be maintaining the attached properties, and informing the court at regular intervals about the income and expense of the properties.
ACC director Md Manjur Morshed was appointed as an official receiver to maintain the four flats on Gulshan RANCON Icon Tower. He recently went to inspect the apartments and found those locked. After that, the ACC filed a plea to appoint a magistrate to unlock the apartments for its official to enter, make an inventory of the furniture and other materials inside, and fix a rent after measurement.
ACC Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir moved the plea before the court today.
Source: BSS