The High Court on Sunday asked the Anti-Corruption Commission鈥檚 chairman to dispose of an application that sought probe into reported Tk 2,770 crore property of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury in the United Kingdom.
The bench of Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman and Justice Md Atabullah issued the directive after disposing of a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Md Salah Uddin Reagan on May 9, seeking a directive to the ACC to hold the probe against the former state minister of the present government.
Saifuzzaman built up a UK real estate empire of more than 350 properties worth about 拢200 million, Bloomberg News reported on February 18.
The figures were based on a Bloomberg analysis of available Companies House corporate accounts in the UK, mortgage charges and HM Land Registry transactions.
Saifuzzaman鈥檚 properties range from luxury apartments in central London to housing in Tower Hamlets鈥攈ome to the largest Bangladeshi community in England鈥攁nd student accommodation in Liverpool.
Saifuzzaman hid his assets abroad in the affidavit submitted to the Election Commission before the January 7 national election.
Earlier in March, Saifuzzaman, who is now a lawmaker of the ruling Awami League from Chattogram-13, admitted at a press briefing to owning business and wealth in the UK.
The lawmaker, however, claimed that he did not launder or take any money from Bangladesh in possessing the assets in the UK.
