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Published : 24 Nov 2025, 05:35 PM
A Dhaka court has ordered authorities to seize the income tax records of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who was recently sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, and his wife, Lutful Tahmina Khan.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz issued the order on Monday after accepting a petition from Mohammad Zainul Abedin, a deputy director at the Anti-Corruption Commission.
In his petition, Zainul alleged Tahmina amassed assets worth more than Tk 150 million beyond her known sources of income.
While holding an important government position, Kamal “abused his power” to directly assist Tahmina, the ACC alleged. He also carried out suspicious transactions worth over Tk 430 million through 10 bank accounts held in his name and in the name of a company in which he has partial ownership, according to the petition.
By transferring and converting the funds, they committed punishable offences under Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012, the ACC said.
The graftbusters requested the seizure and review of all income tax returns, and related documents for the sake of a proper investigation.
After the fall of the Awami League government in the face of a student-led mass uprising on Aug 5 last year, Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India, where she has since remained. Former minister Kamal is also in India.
On Oct 9, 2024, the ACC filed five separate cases against Kamal, his wife Tahmina, son Safi Muddassir Khan Jyoti, daughter Shafia Tasnim Khan and his former aide Monir Hossain, accusing them illegally accumulating wealth amounting to Tk 4.4 billion.
Earlier, on Sept 14, police reported Jyoti’s arrest.
