NBR freezes bank accounts of Ananta Group MD Sharif, family members

The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Earnings (NBR) has instructed banks and monetary institutions to freeze the accounts of 5 Ananta Community officials, at the side of Managing Director Sharif Zahir, his mother and brother.

Sharif, who is also the chairman of United Commercial Bank, confirmed the subject to The Business Customary this day (3 December).

“There are no irregularities in our alternate transactions that can clarify the freezing of our accounts,” he acknowledged, condemning the CIC’s switch.

He additional acknowledged, “I met with the NBR chairman and requested him to scrutinise our transactions thoroughly. If no disorders are found, they must nonetheless unfreeze our accounts without lengthen.”

“If accurate alternate dwelling owners indulge in us are subjected to such harassment, this might perchance well well well furthermore fair erode self assurance in conducting companies,” he added.

In step with sources accustomed to the subject, the CIC has also instructed institutions concerned to freeze of monetary institution accounts of Ananta Community 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, each of whom are directors of the community.