Court attaches 5 buildings, 130 bighas of land, bank accounts of ex-DB chief Harun

The assets seized under the court’s directive include a building valued at nearly Tk 30 million in Uttara

A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of 100 bighas of land, five buildings, and two flats belonging to Harunor Rashid, a controversial figure who previously served as the head of the Detective Branch, or DB.

In conjunction with the property seizure, the court also froze 10 bank accounts registered under Harun’s name, holding a total balance of nearly Tk 12.7 million.

In addition, authorities have seized 30 bighas of land belonging to Harun’s brother, ABM Shahriar, while freezing 11 bank accounts and shares in three companies linked to him.

The order was issued on Wednesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib in response to a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC.

ACC Deputy Director Mohammad Jaynal Abedin had filed two separate petitions seeking the seizure of immovable assets and the freezing of movable assets belonging to Harun and his brother.

Later, following a hearing, the court granted the request and issued the order.

The assets seized under the court’s directive include a building valued at approximately Tk 30 million on 7.45 kathas of land in Uttara, another building worth nearly Tk 30 million on 10.36 decimals of land in Gulshan, a semi-concrete tin-roofed house in Kuril, a one-storey house, and another semi-concrete tin-roofed house in Khilkhet.

Additionally, he also owns a flat on the second floor of a seven-storey building in Sector 10, Uttara, as well as another flat on the sixth floor of a six-storey building in Joar Shahara.

In a separate move, 99.18 bighas of land have been seized in Harun’s name across several regions, including Kishoreganj, Cox's Bazar, and Narayanganj.

Of this, 91.032 bighas of land are located in Kishoreganj alone.

In the application to seize Harun's assets, it has been stated that a case has been filed against him on charges of acquiring assets worth nearly Tk 175.1 million beyond his known income.

During the investigation, it was discovered that Harun had been attempting to transfer both his movable and immovable properties.

Should he succeed, it would undermine the court’s ability to confiscate the assets acquired through criminal proceeds as part of the sentence.

In light of this, an application was filed to seize his immovable assets and freeze his movable ones, in order to ensure a fair investigation and uphold justice.

The application concerning Shahriar asserts that he has acquired assets worth approximately Tk 129.687 million beyond his known income.

The case alleges that Shahriar directly aided Harun in the crime by abusing his authority as the DB Chief of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

It also states that Shahriar is also reportedly attempting to transfer his movable and immovable properties, prompting the need for their seizure.

Earlier, on Dec 17, the ACC filed a case against both individuals.