Court orders to seize ex-law minister Anisul's income tax file

A Dhaka court has directed the seizure of income tax file of former law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq.

Allowing an appeal of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Tuesday. 

On January 20, the court showed Anisul arrested in the case for amassing illegal wealth of Tk146.19 crore. 

The former law minister is also accused of making suspicious transactions of Tk665.64 crore through 29 bank accounts. 

On January 1, Md Jahangir Alam, ACC deputy director, lodged the case and the court has fixed March 20 for submitting probe report in the case.