Ex-NBR member Matiur's wife sent to jail

Dhaka, 15 Jan --Layla Kaniz, wife of former National Board of Revenue (NBR) member Matiur Rahman and a former upazila parishad chairman, has been sent to jail on corruption charges.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order on Wednesday, ACC prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam confirmed.

Earlier, ACC Assistant Director Md Ismail, also the case investigator, had sought a seven-day remand for further questioning. However, the court denied the remand plea and scheduled a hearing for January 19.

The ACC's remand application stated that Kaniz, a former government employee, abused her position to unlawfully acquire and trade a substantial amount of placement shares. Investigators are seeking to determine if others were involved in these transactions.

The petition also mentioned the need to investigate her unexplained wealth and gather further details through questioning.

On January 6, the ACC filed the case accusing Kaniz of amassing illegal assets worth Tk13.01 crore and concealing additional assets worth Tk1.53 crore.

Earlier, Matiur Rahman and his wife were arrested from Bashundhara in the capital by the Detective Branch (DB) of DMP on Tuesday, police confirmed on Wednesday.