Laila Kaniz, wife of former member of NBR Matiur Rahman. Photo : BSS.

DHAKA, Jan 15, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today sent former Upazila Chairman
Laila Kaniz, wife of former member of National Board of Revenue (NBR) Matiur
Rahman, to jail in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission
(ACC).

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order as
police produced her before the court and ACC Assistant Director Md Ismail
pleaded to place her on a seven-day remand in the case.

The court also set January 19 for holding hearing on the remand plea.

The ACC official, in his remand plea, said the accused being a government
employee was involved in buying and selling of huge number of placement
shares by misuse of her power and forgery. The ACC need to know whether any
other person is involved in the transaction and her amassment of illegal
wealth too should be probed, it added.

Detective Branch (DB) of police earlier today arrested Matiur Rahman and his
wife Laila Kaniz from the city's Bashundhara area.

Matiur became a subject of controversy due to a high-profile sacrificial
goat, which was booked by his son. He was accused in number of cases,
including two graft cases, filed by the ACC on charges of amassing wealth
illegally on December 15, 2024.

Besides, the ACC filed a case against Laila on January 6 for amassing illegal
wealth of Taka 13.58 crore. She is also accused of concealing information
about wealth of Taka 1.53 crore.