The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized the duplex bungalow of former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed in Narayanganj's Rupganj following a court order.
A team of Narayanganj district administration and ACC seized the house in Rupganj's Anondo Police Housing Society area around 3:30pm on Saturday.
Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Mahmudul Haque, local upazila administration officials and ACC officials were present.
A notice of confiscation has been hung at the main gate.
After the drive, ACC Deputy Director Mainul Hossain said security personnel have been hired here. “We will take further action when instructions come.”
The house was constructed on 24 katha, which is 39.9% of the land in Anondo Police Housing Society in Rupganj in 2022. The price of the bungalow is around Tk10 crore. The ownership is in the name of former IGP Benazir's daughter Farheen Rishta Binte Benazir.
On Thursday, the local administration took charge of 25 acres of property – valued at Tk20 crore – in Bandarban district, belonging to forme IGP Benazir Ahmed.
The operation, led by Deputy Commissioner Shah Mozahid Uddin and officials from the ACC, involved seizing control of Benazir’s garden house, cattle farm, and fish farm in the morning.
Local sources reported that Benazir accumulated 50 acres of land in Sualak union and 100 acres in Lama upazila.
After taking charge, the team installed a signboard and secured the garden house under lock and key.
The local administration will deposit any income generated from these properties into the government treasury.