Though Nurjahan Begum, wife of Feni鈥檚 former Awami League lawmaker Nizam Uddin Hazari, was not involved in any profession or any legally income generating activity, she owned huge property and bank balance beyond her known source of income.
Nurjahan Begum, like her husband, amassed huge money and wealth illegally in just a few years, Anti-Corruption Commission official told BSS on Friday.
He said that the ACC, after investigating into allegations over corruption and irregularities of former MP Nizam Uddin Hazari and his wife Nurjahan Begum, found out about the huge properties and bank balance.
The ACC filed a petition in the court to seize and freeze the assets and the court ordered the ACC to take necessary measures, including freezing their properties and bank accounts.
According to ACC findings, Nizam Hazari invested Tk 11.68 crore in six companies, while his wife invested Tk 26.28 crore in eight companies.
Hazari purchased land 1300 decimal in Feni municipality area for a deed value of Tk 53.94 crore. Besides, the couple owned a flat at Gulshan in Dhaka.
Also, Nurjahan owned three flats in Gulshan along with three flats in Paltan, Mohammadpur and Kakrail. She also owned a four-storey building on four katha land at Mohammadpur, two flats in Chattogram and a garden house in Joydevpur. Estimated value of all those properties was Tk 14.52 crore.
Nizam Hazari deposited over Tk 12.60 crore in 36 bank accounts, while Nurjahan deposited Tk 3.58 crore in 20 bank accounts.
However, the ACC official mentioned that the actual market value of the flats, plots and land, acquired by Nurjahan Begum in Dhaka and Chattogram, was much higher.
Nurjahan also had an arms license for her own safety and moved with her own bodyguard.
ACC deputy director Mohammad Nurul Huda conducted investigations and found these movable and immovable assets.
Metropolitan senior special judge Md Zakir Hossain鈥檚 court ordered freezing of these assets and directed the concerned authorities not to transfer these assets, granting the ACC鈥檚 plea.
The commission said that they found a flat number having 2,470 square feet under Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha in Gulshan with joint name of Nizam Hazari and his wife Nurjahan Begum. The value of the flat is estimated at Tk 74.10 lakh.
The ACC also found five more flats in the capital, which deed value is Tk 3 crore.
ACC said that Nurjahan owned 49.50 kathas of land in two separate documents in the capital鈥檚 Katasur Mouza of Mohammadpur at Tk 49.75 lakh. On November 29, 2017, a garden house was purchased on 60 per cent of the land in Ghatarchar, Keraniganj for only Tk 60 lakh.
Besides, they owned 15 acres of land at Ramgarh, Khagrachari, 1 acre and 9.10 decimal of land at Joydevpur, Gazipur and 4.95 decimal of land at the same place.
ACC investigation found that Tk 19.29 crore was deposited in bank accounts in Meghna Bank, Global Islami Bank, NCC Bank and FSIBL Bank.
The ACC official said that legal action was taken against Nizam Hazari and his wife for acquiring illegal assets.
