The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started preparing an inventory of assets at a house belonging to former army officer Maj Gen (relieved) Ziaul Ahsan in the Jalshiri Housing Project following a court order.
ACC spokesperson Tanzir Ahmed confirmed the operation.
According to the commission, a team led by ACC Deputy Director Md Hafizul Islam conducted the operation at the eight-storey house in the Jalshiri Housing Project in Rupganj, Narayanganj, with assistance from the local administration.
During the operation, officials prepared an inventory of the movable and immovable assets at the property, documenting items found inside the residence as part of the ongoing investigation.
The ACC said the exercise was aimed at collecting information and recording assets that could be used as evidence in the ongoing investigation.
The commission’s public relations department said officials were preparing a detailed inventory of the property and its contents.
Ziaul Ahsan was shown arrested on 7 January in an ACC case filed over allegations of acquiring assets beyond his known sources of income following an application by the anti-graft agency.
He was initially arrested on 16 August, 2024, from Dhaka’s Khilkhet area and later shown arrested in a murder case filed with New Market Police Station over the mass uprising.
He has remained in jail since then.
According to the case documents, the ACC alleged that Ziaul Ahsan had abused his official position to acquire assets worth Tk22.27 crore that were inconsistent with his known sources of income.
Investigators also alleged that he deposited $55,000 in excess of the approved limit and conducted large-scale financial transactions through multiple bank accounts.
It further alleged that, with the assistance of his wife Nusrat Jahan, he transferred, converted and concealed funds through accounts held by various individuals and entities.
The ACC claimed that nearly Tk 120 crore in suspicious transactions had passed through eight bank accounts in his name.
The case further alleges that, by abusing the authority vested in him as a senior military officer, Ziaul Ahsan committed offences punishable under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, the Penal Code, the Money Laundering Prevention Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The allegations are under investigation and have not been proven in court.
Ziaul Ahsan most served as director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC), the country’s telecommunications surveillance agency.
He was considered one of the most influential security officials during the 15-year rule of the Sheikh Hasina government and was relieved of his duties on 6 August, 2024, a day after the government’s fall.
