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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) conducted a raid at the Cantonment residence of former Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), Lieutenant General (Retd) Saiful Alam, and recovered Tk 24.5 million in cash.
During a briefing held in front of the ACC Head Office in the capital on Sunday, ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the development to the media.
An ACC official said, "A complaint was under enquiry against former DGFI chief Lieutenant General (Retd) Saiful Alam. A raid has been conducted at his Cantonment residence as part of that enquiry.
During the operation, the ACC found more than Tk 24.5 million in cash in a trunk in his residence. A seizure list has been prepared in the presence of the officials concerned, and the list will be placed in court."
Akhtar Hossain said the operation was carried out on February 27 with the help of intelligence agencies and joint forces based on secret information.
However, the ACC has yet to disclose further details regarding the issue or any potential legal actions against the former intelligence chief.
An arrest warrant was issued against Saiful Alam on January 6, 2024, by the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka on allegations of being involved with enforced disappearance.
Saiful was made an accused in the case as he was in charge of DGFI between February 24, 2020, and July 5, 2021, during which period some of the victims of enforced disappearance were kept in the Joint Interrogation Cell housed inside the DGFI compound.
However, Saiful is yet to be arrested.
After the fall of Sheikh Hasina on August 5 last year, Saiful was transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He previously served as the commandant of the National Defence College (NDC) and area commander of the 11th infantry division of Bogura Cantonment.
He was sent into forced retirement on September 10 last year. Previously, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) froze the bank accounts of Saiful, his wife, and children on September 3 last year.