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Anti-corruption authorities successful Bangladesh person seized astir 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of golden worthy astir $1.3 cardinal from slope lockers belonging to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, officials said connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025).
Officials from the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue said the find was made aft opening lockers that had been seized successful September.
“Following a tribunal order, we opened the lockers and recovered astir 9.7 kilograms of golden belonging to the erstwhile Prime Minister,” a elder CIC authoritative told AFP, requesting anonymity.
The haul included golden coins, bars and jewellery.
Investigators said Ms. Hasina had failed to deposit immoderate of the gifts she received portion successful bureau astatine the authorities treasury, known arsenic “Toshakhana”, arsenic required by law.
The National Board of Revenue is besides probing alleged taxation evasion and examining whether Ms. Hasina declared the recovered golden successful her taxation filings.
Bangladesh has been successful governmental turmoil since the extremity of Ms. Hasina’s rule, and unit has marred campaigning for elections expected successful February 2026.
Earlier this month, the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Ms. Hasina to decease implicit a deadly crackdown against a student-led uprising.
The United Nations says up to 1,400 radical were killed successful the crackdown arsenic Ms. Hasina tried to cling to power.
