NBR seals four warehouses linked to Salman Muqtadir’s father-in-law

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has sealed four warehouses of TOSS Bond Private Limited in Dhaka’s South Gulshan over alleged irregularities involving duty-free alcohol stored at unauthorised facilities.

The action followed a joint operation late Thursday night involving the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate, Department of Narcotics Control and the Special Response Battalion.

The raid ran from around 10:30pm to 4:30am, officials said.

According to an NBR statement, the company had two officially approved warehouses, but investigators found goods stored across four facilities. All four were sealed pending further verification and investigation.

TOSS Bond operates as a diplomatic bonded warehouse supplying duty-free alcohol to foreign diplomats and other entitled persons. The NBR said the company had been under scrutiny for several months over allegations that duty-free goods were being diverted for sale in the open market. The allegations have not been established, and the investigation is ongoing.

Sheikh Nur Islam, father-in-law of content creator Salman Muqtadir, is among the directors linked to TOSS Bond, according to intelligence information cited by Bangla media. His wife and family members have also been identified in related corporate records.

NBR’s Central Intelligence Cell and its income tax intelligence unit have also obtained information from Canada concerning Nur Islam and his family’s citizenship, business interests and financial transactions. Officials said the information is being examined alongside tax, VAT and import records.

Investigators, however, said the warehouse operation was not linked to the recent attack on Salman Muqtadir’s studio. The attack on the studio at New Gini Properties in Dhaka’s ECB area stemmed from a separate land dispute, according to preliminary findings cited by the home minister and police.

Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has sought Salman Muqtadir’s bank account, KYC and transaction details from banks as part of a separate inquiry.