9.7kg of gold recovered from 2 bank lockers of Sheikh Hasina

As part of a renewed verification of the submitted wealth statement, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has opened three bank lockers belonging to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and recovered 9 kilograms and 700 grams of gold, equivalent to 832 bhori.

ACC Director General Md. Akhtar Hossain disclosed the information during a regular media briefing at the commission’s headquarters on Wednesday.

According to ACC, an investigation team led by Deputy Director (Special Inquiry & Investigation-1) Md. Masudur Rahman sought permission from Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on 14 September 2025 to open the lockers.
The court instructed that the lockers be opened in the presence of a judicial magistrate, a gold expert from Bangladesh Bank’s bullion wing, a tax intelligence officer from NBR, two nominated officials from Central Intelligence Cell (CIC), and relevant bank officials.

Following the court order, the three lockers were opened on 25 November at Pubali Bank PLC’s Motijheel Corporate Branch and Agrani Bank PLC’s Principal Branch.

According to officials the gold seized from the lockers are not entirely Hasina's own.

The lockers with owners' description have been given below---

Locker No. 128 at Pubali Bank; registered under Sheikh Hasina’s name, contained only an empty jute bag.

Locker No. 751/Large/196 at Agrani Bank; registered under Sheikh Hasina and Saima Wazed Putul, contained 4,923.60 grams of gold ornaments.

Locker No. 753/Large/200 at the same branch; registered under Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, contained 4,783.56 grams of gold ornaments.

The ACC also said that based on written notes found inside the lockers, the recovered gold is believed to belong to Sheikh Hasina and her family members; Sheikh Rehana, Saima Wazed Putul, Sajeeb Wazed Joy and Bobby.

After preparing the initial inventory, the recovered items were placed in the custody of the respective branch managers.

The ACC stated that after reviewing the inventory, confirming ownership and determining the gold’s value through certified goldsmiths, further legal steps will be taken against those concerned.

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