DHAKA : A court here today ordered to seize a 39-katha plot in Gulshan and 14-bigha plot in Sonargaon, owned by NASSA Group chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder.
Judge Md Sabbir Faiz of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Judge Court passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The petition stated that Nazrul abused his power and acquired assets worth Taka 781.31 crore, disproportionate to his known sources of income, through bribery and corruption, and kept them under his possession. A case has been filed against him on these allegations.
“On March 6 and November 18 this year, portions of his properties were seized and frozen in two phases. However, under the pretext of paying workers’ wages and other dues of Nassa Group, the accused, Nazrul Islam Mazumder, has been trying to sell those assets,” if further said.
The petition added that if these properties are transferred, converted, or sold before disposal of the case, it may cause financial loss to the state. Therefore, it is essential to confiscate his assets.
