A Dhaka court on Sunday granted a day's remand for former National Board of Revenue (NBR) member Motiur Rahman and his wife, Layla Kaniz, former chairman of Raipura Upazila Parishad, in connection with a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Monirul Islam passed the order after hearing a remand plea from Sabikun Nahar, deputy assistant director of the ACC and investigation officer of the case, who had sought a three-day remand.

ACC Prosecutor Mohammad Tariqul Islam said that the couple is accused of acquiring assets worth Tk 2.45 crore using fake companies and documents, along with holding an additional Tk 53.41 crore in assets that are allegedly inconsistent with their known sources of income.

He further said that the couple is suspected of being involved in large-scale fraud through the buying and selling of placement shares, and the ACC needs to determine the extent of the alleged forgery and whether others were involved.

The remand was also sought to investigate how the couple allegedly helped acquire assets worth Tk 53.41 crore in the name of their daughter, Farzana Rahman, without any verifiable source of income.

On July 2 last year, the ACC issued separate notices to Motiur and his family members seeking asset declarations. In response, on August 29, Motiur, his two wives, and five other family members—including his son and daughter—submitted their asset statements.

Following an investigation, the ACC deemed the declarations inadmissible and filed a case on January 6 this year.

The Detective Branch (DB) of police later arrested Motiur and Layla from the Bashundhara Residential Area on January 14.