A Supreme Court lawyer on Thursday filed a writ petition seeking a directive to investigate by the government authorities the reported Tk 2,770 crore property of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury in the United Kingdom.
Supreme Court lawyer Md Salah Uddin Reagan sought the directive in the writ petition he filed with the High Court.
The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman, ACC commissioner for investigation, ACC secretary and Saifuzzaman were made as respondents in the petition.
The lawyer also sought a ruling on the authorities to explain why their failure to investigate the reported properties of the former state minister of Sheikh Hasina-led government would not be declared illegal.
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, at a press briefing admitted to owning business and wealth in the United Kingdom.
The lawmaker, however, claimed that he did not launder or take any money from Bangladesh in possessing the assets in the UK.