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A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of 22 flats, two houses, and all plots and land registered in the names of former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, his wife and son. Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain issued the order today (7 January) after holding a hearing on an application of the Anti-Corruption Commission, according to media reports.
ACC Deputy Director Masudur Rahman applied for the seizure of immovable properties of Nafeez, his wife Anjuman Ara Shaheed, and their son Chowdhury Rahib Safwan Sarafat, ACC and court sources said.
ACC Public Prosecutor (PP) Mahmud Hossain Jahangir argued in favour of the application. After the hearing, the court ordered the seizure of the flats, houses, plots and land in their names.
The ACC in August started investigating the allegations brought against Nafeez Sarafat over illegally taking control of Padma Bank and embezzling Tk800 crore from the stock market.
He had resigned from the position of chairman of Padma Bank (formerly Farmers Bank) citing health reasons in January this year. The Criminal Investigation Department of police has also launched an investigation into Nafeez in line with the Money Laundering Prevention Act.
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has already frozen the bank accounts of Nafeez, his wife and their children. Meanwhile, a Dhaka court imposed a travel ban on Nafeez Sarafat after an ACC application in October.
According to the application, Nafeez Sarafat is accused of bribery, corruption, fraud, abuse of power, money laundering, amassing huge amounts of money and embezzling money abroad by defrauding customers.
He is reported to have amassed huge wealth in various parts of the country and Canada by abusing his position and political identity, read the application.
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