The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge on Monday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 13 beneficiary owner accounts of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha former chairman Md Siddiqur Rahman Sarker and his wife Gazi Rebeka Rowsun for their alleged involvement in corruption.
The court also issued travel ban on the Criminal Investigation Department鈥檚 former chief Mohammad Ali Mia and Northern University of Bangladesh鈥檚 trustee board chairman professor Abu Yusuf Md Abdullah over graft allegations.
Judge Md Jakir Hossain of the court passed the orders following separate petitions submitted by the ACC.
The court ordered ACC to freeze 13 beneficiary owner accounts of Rajuk former chairman Siddiqur and his wife Rebeka responding to a petition submitted by ACC director Md Abul Hasnat.
According to the allegations, Siddiqur, during his tenure as the chairman of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, amassed huge illegal wealth in the names of himself and his family members through corruption.
The Awami League regime in April 2024 appointed Siddiqur as RAJUK chairman for a two-year term.
After the fall of the AL regime on August 5, 2024, the interim government on September 19, 2024 canceled his appointment.
The interim government on September 22 reinstated him to the post.
In March this year, the government again canceled his appointment.
The court on Monday issued a travel ban on NUB chairman, professor Abu Yusuf Md Abdullah, and his family members responding to a petition submitted by ACC assistant director Sajidur Roman.
Yusuf鈥檚 other family members who are facing the travel ban are Yusuf鈥檚 wife Halima Sultana, his son Saad Al Jabir Abdullah, daughter Labiba Abdullah, and another family member Habibun Nahar.
On May 13, the ACC initiated an inquiry into the allegations of amassing illegal wealth by NUB鈥檚 trustee board chairman professor Abu Yusuf Md Abdullah and his family members.
The court also imposed a travel ban on CID鈥檚 former chief Mohammad Ali Mia over graft allegations.
The anti-graft body in its plea told the court that ACC was conducting an inquiry into the allegations of amassing illegal wealth by Mohammad Ali Mia, also a former additional inspector general of police.
鈥楾he accused is trying to flee the country and if he succeeds in doing so, the inquiry can be hampered,鈥� the ACC petition added.
Judge Md Jakir Hossain also ordered the ACC to freeze eight more bank accounts of former director general of Border Guard Bangladesh retired major general Mohammad Shafeenul Islam and his wife Soma Islam.
ACC deputy director Monirul Islam in his petition said that it was conducting an inquiry into the allegations of amassing huge illegal wealth by Shafeenul and his family members by abusing power and corruption.
On January 23, the same court ordered the ACC to freeze 56 bank accounts of Mohammad Shafeenul Islam, his wife Soma Islam and son Samin Islam.
Shafeenul Islam was the 22nd DG of the BGB and served as the border force chief between March 20, 2018 and February 28, 2022.
