Court orders ACC to freeze Benazir’s foreign assets

Staff Reporter :

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze four bank accounts and two properties of former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed in the USA and Malaysia.

Judge Md Jakir Hossain passed the order following a petition submitted by the ACC deputy director Hafizul Islam, in this regard, said the ACC public relations officer, Aktarul Islam.

The court ordered the ACC to seize a property worth $2,15,000 (converted residence) owned by Benazir Ahmed and Hasna M Chowdhury on Lake Avenue in Buffalo of New York city and another property worth $2,15,000 (commercial) on Lake Street, Hamburg of New York.