ACC takes over Benzir's four flats

The Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, has taken over four flats owned by Benazir Ahmed's family in Dhaka's Gulshan as the former inspector general of police faces graft investigation.
A team led by Manjur Morshed, the ACC director of asset management, made an inventory of goods in the flats at Rancon Icon Tower on road No. 126 on Monday as the receiver appointed by the court, reports bdnews24.com.
"We'll try to rent the flats out and submit the money to the exchequer," Manjur said.
Benazir bought the flats in March 2023 within six months from his retirement - three registered with the name of his wife Zeeshan Mirza, and the other with his own name as the guardian of their younger daughter.
Two of the flats have an area of 2,242 square feet each and the others 2,353 square feet each. All four were connected to use as a single unit on the 12th and 13th floors of the building.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Mohammed Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain had earlier ordered the attachment of the four flats and then on Jun 30 appointed a magistrate to open those.
The ACC has been investigating the assets of the former inspector general of police and his family following media reports that he had accumulated wealth beyond means.
The High Court has also ordered seizure of their properties and freezing of their bank accounts.
But media reports suggest the former police chief had withdrawn most of the funds from his accounts and left the country before the court passed the order.