The Anti-Corruption Commission has recently raided the cantonment residence of Lieutenant General Saiful Alam, former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.

The raid, during which the commission seized Tk 2.425 crore in cash, took place on February 28 as part of an ongoing probe into alleged corruption and irregularities, the ACC said.

Earlier on January 6, the International Crimes Tribunal issued an arrest warrant against Saiful on allegations of involvement in enforced disappearances.

During the raid, Saiful was not found at home, according to ACC sources.

ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the development to the media yesterday when the recovered money was deposited in court. The joint forces were involved in the raid, he said.

However, the ACC has yet to disclose further details regarding the case or any potential legal action against the former intelligence chief.

Saiful's arrest warrant was issued as he had been in charge of the DGFI between February 28, 2020, and July 5, 2021, during which time some enforced disappearance victims were reportedly held in the Joint Interrogation Cell inside the directorate's compound.

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In a letter to the ACC yesterday, Saiful's wife, Lubna, stated that his passport had been cancelled in the last week of November 2024 and that his current situation remains uncertain.

"Since my husband's future is uncertain for the foreseeable moment, he liquidated the savings earned from his job and left the money with me," she wrote.

She requested that the money be returned to her for the sake of her children, elderly parents, and in-laws.

Saiful was forcibly retired on September 10, 2024, under Section 289(A) of the Army Regulations, which pertains to removal for misconduct and inefficiency.

Following the fall of the Awami League government on 5 August, he was posted to the foreign ministry the next day.

Previously, on September 3, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) froze the bank accounts of Saiful, his wife, and children and instructed all banks to submit account-related information or documents, including account opening forms, KYC records, and transaction statements, to the BFIU within five working days.