The court has ordered the seizure of the income tax records of former lawmaker for Faridpur-4 constituency Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury alias Nixon Chowdhury, his wife Tarin Hossain, his brother former lawmaker Nur Alam Chowdhury Liton, and his personal secretary Shahadat Hossain.
On Tuesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Fayez passed the order.
On the same day, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Sub-Inspector Mohammad Moniruzzaman filed a petition seeking the seizure of the accused persons’ tax documents.
According to the petition, Nixon Chowdhury and others accumulated vast wealth by abusing power and engaging in various offences, including money laundering, purchasing assets, flats, vehicles, and land.
The investigation into allegations of money laundering against them is ongoing. To ensure neutrality in the investigation, it was deemed necessary to seize their income tax records for the fiscal years 2010–2011 to 2024–2025.
Earlier, on 20 April this year, the court ordered the seizure of a flat, garage, and common space in Gulshan, Dhaka, registered under the name of Nixon Chowdhury’s wife, Tarin Hossain.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order following a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
According to the petition filed by ACC Assistant Director Muhammad Shihab Salam, information was found regarding immovable assets worth Tk10.32 crore in the name of Tarin Hossain, wife of Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury.
The investigation revealed that a flat of 5,172 square feet, including a garage and common space, located on the 7th floor of a 13-storey residential building named The Serenity built on 10 kathas and 3 shotaks of land in Gulshan residential area, and an unmarked 170 areas of land, were among the properties.
The property was originally registered on 29 January 2013 under the name of Nixon Chowdhury’s first wife, Muntarin Mujib Chowdhury, through a partition agreement.
After her death, the flat was re-registered in the name of his second wife, Tarin Hossain, which, according to the petition, was purchased with illegal funds.
The petition also stated that after the ACC began its investigation, Tarin Hossain attempted to transfer these assets. Therefore, it was necessary to confiscate the properties.
On 9 January, the ACC filed two separate cases against Nixon Chowdhury and his wife, Tarin Hossain, over suspicious transactions amounting to Tk3,162 crore in their bank accounts and the acquisition of illegal assets worth about Tk19.5 crore.
Later, on 24 February, the court imposed a travel ban on Nixon Chowdhury and his wife.
