Staff Reporter :
A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of former National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Najibur Rahman’s luxury apartment and the freezing of multiple financial accounts as part of an ongoing corruption investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md. Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order on Tuesday after the ACC filed a petition seeking to secure Rahman’s suspected ill-gotten assets.
According to court documents, the order covers a 3,276-square-foot apartment in the capital’s Ramna area, valued at approximately Tk 36.5 million.
In addition, seven bank accounts and five beneficiary owner (BO) accounts under Rahman’s name will remain frozen.
The ACC’s Deputy Director Khairul Haque filed the petition, stating that a preliminary inquiry revealed allegations of bribery, corruption, and illegal wealth accumulation linked to Rahman’s tenure at the NBR, including suspicious transfer-related transactions.
Investigators claim to have traced multiple movable and immovable properties registered under Rahman and his family members without any verifiable legal sources of income.
The ACC further told the court that credible intelligence indicated Rahman and his family were making attempts to sell or transfer these assets and launder the funds abroad through informal money channels like hundi.
The court said the order was necessary to prevent the possible dissipation of illicit assets and to safeguard public interest while the investigation continues.
Najibur Rahman was previously arrested by the ACC on October 7 last year from the Ramna area. He has been in custody since then as the probe progresses.
