The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two separate cases against former commerce minister Tipu Munshi and his wife Irena Malabika Munshi on charges of acquiring illegal assets worth around Tk 10 crore.
Besides, the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court ordered seizure of six houses and eight plots and shares worth Tk 56.6 crore of 55 companies of NASA Group and Exim Bank chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumdar in a graft case.
The court also issued travel bans on 23 people, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman and former Janata bank chairman Abul Barkat and former managing director Abdul Salam Azad in a graft.
According to the case statement, the ACC filed a case with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1against former commerce minister Tipu Munshi on charges of amassing illegal assets worth Tk 5 crore and suspicious transactions in 11 bank accounts amounting to Tk 32 crore.
Another case was filed against Tipu鈥檚 wife Irena Malabika Munshi on charges of acquiring illegal assets worth around Tk 4 crore, said ACC director general (prevention) Aktar Hossain.
Apart from this, the ACC has decided to start an inquiry into allegations of amassing illegal wealth by the couple鈥檚 two daughters.
Besides, Dhaka metropolitan senior special Judge Md Zakir Hossain ordered seizure of six houses and eight plots in the Purbachal area owned by NASA Group chairman Nazrul Islam Majumdar.
At the same time, an order has been also given to freeze shares worth Tk 56.6 crore of Nazrul Islam鈥檚 55 companies following a petition by the ACC.
The seized immovable assets include a 14-storey building on Plot 47 at Gulshan, with a market value of Tk 50 crore, a 14-storey house on Plot 3 valued at Tk 70 crore at Gulshan, a two-storey house worth Tk 4 crore at Mohakhali, a four-storey house worth Tk 6 crore in the same area, another house worth Tk 4 crore in the area and a three-storey building valued at Tk 50 crore in Tejgaon Industrial Area.
Earlier, on February 16, the ACC filed a case against Nazrul Islam Mazumder on charges of acquiring assets worth Tk 781 crore beyond known sources of income.
Meanwhile, the same court on Thursday issued travel bans on 23 people, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman and former Janata bank chairman Abul Barkat and former managing director Abdul Salam Azad in a graft case.
The court issued the order following a petition submitted by ACC deputy director Shajahan Miraj.
The other 20 accused include former deputy governor Abu Hena Mohammad Razi Hasan, former assistant director Ismat Ara Begum, former Janata Bank directors Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Md Imdadul Haque, Nagibul Islam Dipu, RM Debnath, Md Abu Naser, Sangeeta Ahmed, and former director professor Nitai Chandra Nath.
Also named in the case are Janata Bank former deputy general manager Azmul Haque, former AGM Ajay Kumar Ghosh, former manager (Industrial Loan-1) of Janata Bhaban Corporate Branch Md Golam Azam, executive engineer (SME Department) Md Shahjahan, SEO Md Emdadul Haque, former deputy general manager Md Abdul Jabbar, former DMD Md Golam Faruk, and former deputy managing director Omar Faruk, chairman of AnonTex Group Md Yunus Badal, managing director of Messrs Suprabh Spinning Limited Md Anwar Hossain, and director Md Abu Talha.
ACC deputy director Md Nazmul Hossain filed the case with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1 on February 20 against 23 people, including Atiur Rahman and Abul Barkat, on charges of embezzling Tk 297 crore from Janata Bank through forgery.
The same court also imposed a travel ban on former Rajshahi City Corporation mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, his wife Shahin Akter, daughters Anika Fariha Zaman and Maisa Samiha Zaman over graft allegations.
ACC deputy director Mozammil Hossain mentioned in its petition that the commission was probing allegations against Khairuzzaman Liton over allegations of amassing illegal wealth.
