Staff Reporter: Savanna Eco Resort has been built in Bairagitol village of Sahapur Union of Gopalganj. Whereas to pay at least 15 thousand taka to stay for one night. Inside the resort, there are 15 huge ponds surrounded by guard walls, spectacular Ghats, artificial water fountains and flashing light and luxury duplex cottages. Architectural designs are made by skilled hands of foreign artists.
A path from inside the cottage to the pond has been constructed, where one does not need to step on the ground. The Ghats is directly accessible from the cottage through a glass enclosure. Built on about 1,400 bigha land, this eco resort has artificial hills filled with earth.
There is also a swimming pool with artificial ocean waves. There are over a thousand Vietname coconut trees and various fruit trees. There is a huge concert hall with high quality sound system.
It is known that more than half a million rupees have been spent on these cottages made for a single family. 50 more cottages have now been built inside the resort due to the increased demand for cottages from couples. A ‘special police station’ has been set up next to the resort for security. More than seven kilometers of paved roads have been built at government expense for transportation.
The posh tourist spot is owned by the family of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) and former Director General of RAB Benazir Ahmed, who won the Country Shuddhachar Award.
Zeeshan Mirza, chairman of Sabanah Eco Resort, wife of Benazir Ahmed, Farhin Rista bint Benazir, Managing Director (MD) Benazir’s elder daughter and Tahsin Raisa bint Benazir. Director’s younger daughter.
Not only this eco-resort, this influential former police officer has built a mountain of wealth in the name of his wife and two daughters. In the search, at least six companies were found in their name in different parts of the country. All five of them are in their own district Gopalganj. It is estimated that the amount of investment in the institutions located in the Bairagitol area of Sahapur Union of the district headquarters is more than 500 crore taka.
Investigation revealed that Benazir Ahmed has a lot of wealth in the elite areas of the capital. Expensive flats, houses and bigha after bigha of land in expensive areas near Dhaka. Best Holdings and five-star hotel La Meridien have 200,000 shares in the name of the two daughters. In Purbachal, there is a duplex house spread over 40 kathas with an estimated value of at least Tk 45 crores. In the same area, there is another 10 bigha land worth Tk 22 crore.
He was the 30th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police. Received Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016. In 2021, before retiring, he was also awarded the Shuddhachar Award. After retiring on September 30, 2022, the former policeman’s bag of cats came out.
