The National Board of Revenue's (NBR's) Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) yesterday conducted a drive at "President Resort" in Kishoreganj, around 100km north of the capital.

The drive was conducted as part of its investigation into several allegations against the owners, including occupation of land by force.

Different documents, four hard disks, and 16 registers were seized while evidence from alleged victims was collected during the drive, assisted by police, the land office, and other state agencies.

The resort is allegedly owned by close relatives of former chief of the Detective Branch of police Harun-or-Rashid.

Opening on September 3, 2021, the 30-acre resort sits on haor or wetland areas of Mithamoin upazila and has 40 air-conditioned suites in 20 two-storey cottages, alongside facilities such as restaurants and playgrounds.

It was alleged to have been constructed with wealth acquired illegally and through the forced occupation of land. The owners are also alleged to have evaded taxes.

On December 4, an eight-member committee was formed by the CIC to conduct investigations, to unearth the investment made into the resort and verify the owners' income tax returns.

The allegations were primarily found to be true, and various pieces of evidence were collected, CIC Director General Ahsan Habib told The Daily Star.