ACC sues Benazir, Matiur over graft allegations

Former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and former member of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Matiur Rahman were sued by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over graft allegations.ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhtar Hossain on Sunday said that the cases were filed at anti-graft watchdog’s Dhaka Integrated District Office.Of those, two separate cases were filed against Matiur Rahman and his wife Shammi Akhtar Shibli for reportedly acquiring assets worth around Tk 10 crore illegally.Matiur allegedly acquired assets worth Tk 5.28 crore and concealed information about Tk 1.27 crore while his second wife, Shammi Akhtar Shibli, allegedly acquired assets worth

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed (Left) and former NBR official Matiur Rahman (Right). Photos: Collected Former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and former member of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Matiur Rahman were sued by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over graft allegations. ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhtar Hossain on Sunday said that the cases were filed at anti-graft watchdog’s Dhaka Integrated District Office.

Of those, two separate cases were filed against Matiur Rahman and his wife Shammi Akhtar Shibli for reportedly acquiring assets worth around Tk 10 crore illegally. Matiur allegedly acquired assets worth Tk 5.28 crore and concealed information about Tk 1.

27 crore while his second wife, Shammi Akhtar Shibli, allegedly acquired assets worth Tk 1.87 crore and concealed information about her illegal assets worth Tk 2.75 crore.

Besides, four cases filed against Benazir, his wife and their two daughters for allegedly acquiring around Tk 74 crore assets illegally. Benazir allegedly acquired assets worth Tk 9.44 crore and concealed information about Tk 2.

62 crore assets, which he acquired illegally, while his wife Zeeshan Mirza allegedly acquired assets worth Tk 31.69 crore and hide the information about Tk 16.01 crore.

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