Court orders confiscation of DIG prison Bazlur Rashid’s property

A Dhaka court ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to confiscate the property of suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Bazlur Rashid in a case filed for allegedly accumulating illegal wealth.

The court also asked the authorities to freeze two bank accounts of Bazlur Rashid.

Judge Iqbal Hossain of the Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka passed the order on Tuesday (Sept 22) in response to a petition submitted by the ACC.

Earlier on September 1, a Dhaka court accepted the charge sheet against Bazlur Rashid in the case. In the charge sheet, an allegation was brought against him for accumulating Tk 3,14,35,902 illegally.

ACC arrested Rashid on October 20 last on charge of accumulating money illegally.