Customs intelligence officials and joint forces have sealed four warehouses of ‘Toss Bond Private Limited’—owned by Sheikh Nur Islam, the father-in-law of content creator Salman Muqtadir—over allegations of storing large quantities of illicit duty-free liquor in an unauthorized facility in the capital’s Gulshan area.
Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID), the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC), and the Special Response Battalion (SRB) jointly conducted a drive at the Gulshan establishment late Thursday night (October 1). A press release issued by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) confirmed that “severe irregularities” were uncovered in the institution’s duty-free liquor warehouses during the inspection. Following initial verification of these anomalies, all four warehouses were immediately sealed under NBR directives for further verification and detailed investigation.
This customs enforcement drive in Gulshan comes in the wake of a series of recent events involving content creator Salman Muqtadir. On the night of September 26, a sudden attack and vandalism occurred across various structures within the New Guinea Properties housing project in the Dakshin Manikdi area of the capital. Salman Muqtadir’s personal studio was heavily damaged in the incident, prompting him to go live on Facebook shortly afterward to detail the event and raise multiple allegations.
Following the attack in Dakshin Manikdi, Md. Saiful Islam Bhuiyan, Director of New Guinea Properties, filed a lawsuit alleging a terrorist attack stemming from land grabbing and prior enmity. The case named 13 individuals, including retired Major General Golam Mohiuddin Chowdhury, along with 150 to 200 unidentified accused. Police have so far arrested seven people in connection with the case, including retired Major General Golam Mohiuddin Chowdhury and Mizanur Rahman, son-in-law of Jamaat-e-Islami MP Abdul Gafur from the Kushtia-2 constituency.
Furthermore, amid the unfolding events, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) summoned Salman Muqtadir’s bank account records to examine his financial transactions. All commercial banks across the country were directed to submit necessary documents regarding all bank accounts and financial transactions held in Salman Muqtadir’s name to the BFIU by last Wednesday.
