order to attach 362 acres of land and property of Kazi Nabil Ahmed and his family

A court has ordered the attachment of a large amount of movable and immovable property in the names of former MP and Gemcon Group owner Kazi Nabil Ahmed and his family on charges of corruption. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md. Zakir Hossain Ghalib passed the order on Thursday (April 24) following an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

According to the court order, 362.43 acres of land in different parts of the country, seven flats in Dhaka, several houses and a huge amount of money invested abroad in the names of Kazi Nabil, his parents, brothers and related organizations have been attached and blocked.

Property attached in the name of Kazi Nabil Ahmed:
Tentulia, Panchagarh district: 34.63 acres of land

Boda Upazila, Panchagarh: 25.55 acres of land

Panchagarh Sadar: 10.08 acres of land

Khulna district: 246 acres of land

Rupsa, Khulna: 26.51 acres of land

Dhanmondi, Dhaka: One-third ownership of a six-storey building including 11th century land

Mohammadpur, Dhaka: Two plots

Gulshan, Dhaka: One flat

Property attached in the name of family and relatives:

Father - deceased Kazi Shahed Ahmed:

16.50 percent land and six-storey building in Dhanmondi

Two-storey house with land in Jessore town

15.98 acres of land in Kazipara, Jessore

2.24 acres in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar Land

Mother - Amina Ahmed:

Three flats in Dhanmondi

1.44 acres of land in St. Martin's, Cox's Bazar

Brother - Kazi Anis Ahmed:

One-third of a six-storey house with 11th century land in Dhanmondi

A flat in Gulshan

The court also ordered the freezing of shares worth 61 lakh 39 thousand 31 US dollars invested in the United States, which is equivalent to about 74 crore 52 lakh 16 thousand taka in Bangladeshi currency.

Brother - Kazi Inam Ahmed:

One-third ownership of a six-storey building in Dhanmondi

Two more flats in Dhanmondi and Gulshan

Investigation and legal proceedings
According to the ACC, this step has been taken as doubts have arisen about the real source of these assets and the legitimacy of their earnings. According to the court order, these properties will now be in the custody of the state and their ownership cannot be transferred or managed without further instructions from the court.

It is reported that the concerned parties may be summoned to present information related to the source of wealth and taxes in the next hearing of this case.

It is worth noting that Kazi Nabil Ahmed has been elected as a member of parliament from Jessore-3 (Sadar) constituency several times since 2008. As the head of the Gemcon Group, he has been running businesses in many sectors including media, education, agriculture, and construction in the country.

Political analysts believe that this order of attachment has given a new dimension to the anti-corruption campaign against the country's influential political and business families.