NBR freezes bank accounts of Ananta Group MD Sharif, family members
Bank accounts of Ananta Group Chairman Qamrun Nahar Zahir, who is Sharif’s mother, Deputy Managing Director Asif Zahir, who is Sharif’s brother, have also been frozen
The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has instructed banks and financial institutions to freeze the accounts of five Ananta Group officials, including Managing Director Sharif Zahir, his mother and brother.
Sharif, who is also the chairman of United Commercial Bank, confirmed the matter to The Business Standard today (3 December).
"There are no irregularities in our business transactions that would justify the freezing of our accounts," he said, condemning the CIC's move.
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He further said, "I met with the NBR chairman and requested him to scrutinise our transactions thoroughly. If no issues are found, they should unfreeze our accounts immediately."
"If genuine business owners like us are subjected to such harassment, it will erode confidence in conducting businesses," he added.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the CIC has also instructed institutions concerned to freeze of bank accounts of Ananta Group Chairman Qamrun Nahar Zahir, who is Sharif's mother, Deputy Managing Director Asif Zahir, who is Sharif's brother, and directors Syed Ishtiaq Alam and Anisuddin Ahmed Khan, both of whom are directors of the group.
