Court orders seizure of Aziz Khan's land in city

A court has ordered the seizure of 38,800 square feet of land owned by former Gopalganj-1 MP Farook Khan's brother Aziz Khan, chairman of the Summit Group, and his associates, reports bdnews24.com.

The market valuation of the land has been shown as Tk 14.6 million, while the real valuation stands at more than Tk 97 million, the Anti-Corruption Commission said. The piece of land is situated at Dhaka's Badda.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order on Tuesday following a petition filed by the ACC.

ACC Deputy Director Alamgir Hossain filed the petition, according to ACC spokesman Aktarul Islam.

The petition said that a joint probe team has been formed to investigate Summit Group and its associates' accumulation of illegal wealth through bribery, corruption and other means amid complaints of laundering millions.