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A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of four apartments, a 10-katha plot of land, and the freezing of 16 bank accounts belonging to former cultural affairs minister and veteran actor Asaduzzaman Noor, in connection with an ongoing corruption and money laundering investigation.
The order was issued on Monday (September 15) by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Foyez, following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). ACC Assistant Director Md Ferdous Rahman submitted the plea, while the commission’s spokesperson Akhtarul Islam confirmed the development.
According to court documents, the seized assets include two flats in Dhaka’s Ramna area, a partial stake in a 3,660-square-foot apartment in Gulshan, and a partial stake in a 2,075-square-foot flat in Moghbazar, with a combined value of nearly Tk 9.5 crore. Additionally, a 10-katha plot at Purbachal New Town in Rupganj, Narayanganj, valued at Tk 33.5 lakh, has been frozen. The ACC said Noor’s 16 bank accounts currently hold approximately Tk 13.9 crore.
The ACC alleged that Noor abused his position to amass wealth beyond his known sources of income. Earlier, on July 30, the commission filed a case accusing him of illegally acquiring assets worth Tk 5.37 crore and laundering over Tk 158 crore. Case records show suspicious transactions involving 19 bank accounts, with deposits of Tk 85.7 crore and withdrawals of Tk 73 crore. Investigators described the sources of these funds as “unexplained,” raising concerns of money laundering.
Noor, a senior leader of the Awami League and a long-time cultural icon, was arrested on September 15 following the fall of the Awami League government. He has since been in custody, also facing charges related to the anti-discrimination student movement violence. The court’s latest order marks a significant escalation in the graft probe against him.