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

DHAKA, Jan 19, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today scrapped a bail plea filed by 
former Upazila Chairman Laila Kaniz, wife of former member of National Board 
of Revenue (NBR) Matiur Rahman, in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption 
Commission (ACC).

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order 
after hearing the matter. The court also set January 26 for holding hearing 
on a plea of the ACC for taking her on a seven-day remand.

Assistant Director of ACC Md Ismail in his remand plea said the accused being 
a government employee was involved in buying and selling of a 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.

On January 15, Detective Branch (DB) of Police 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.

Matiur was accused in a number of cases, including two graft cases, filed by 
the ACC on charges of amassing wealth illegally on December 15, 2024.

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