Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- A Dhaka court has directed that the income tax records of Towfika Aftab-also known as Towfika Karim-be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) as part of an ongoing money laundering probe.

Towfika Karim is a former personal secretary and close associate of ex-law minister Anisul Huq.The order was issued on Monday (4 November) by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Foyez, following a petition from the CID's Financial Crime Unit. Additional Public Prosecutor Azizul Haque Didar confirmed the matter to the press.

According to court documents, CID Sub-Inspector Md Moniruzzaman requested copies of Towfika's tax returns and related documents spanning from 2010 to 2025.

Investigators allege that s...