Saifuzzaman鈥檚 shares worth聽Tk 102cr seized
The Dhaka metropolitan senior special judge court on Sunday ordered the freezing of 191 bank accounts of Summit Group chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan and his 10 family members in connection with graft allegations.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain ordered the freeze following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Aziz Khan鈥檚 family members, whose bank accounts faced the freeze order, are Muhammad Faisal Karim Khan, Anjuman Aziz Khan, Ayesha Aziz Khan, Adiba Aziz Khan, Aziza Aziz Khan, Jafar Uddin Khan, Muhammad Latif Khan, Muhammad Farid Khan, Salman Khan and Muhammad Faruk Khan.
The court also ordered the seizure of shares worth Tk聽102.85 crore in 23 companies, held by former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and people and organisations associated with him following a petition filed by the ACC.
The court also ordered the seizure of Saifuzzaman鈥檚 957 bighas of land, estimated to be worth of at least Tk聽4.65 crore, at Anwara upazila in Chattogram.
Aziz Khan, also brother of former Awami League lawmaker Faruk Khan, and his family members deposited Tk聽41.74 crore in these 191 accounts.
In the petition involving Saifuzzaman and others, the ACC stated that a seven-member inquiry team has been formed to probe allegations of money laundering against Saifuzzaman and individuals and organisations associated with him.
The ACC on Sunday filed a case against Enamur Rahman, former state minister for disaster management and relief, on charges of illegally acquiring assets worth Tk聽6.51 crore and suspicious transactions of Tk 12.70 crore in five bank accounts.
ACC director general Md Akhtar Hossain said this at the commission鈥檚 headquarters in the capital鈥檚 Segunbagicha on the day.
The Dhaka metropolitan senior special judge court also ordered the freezing of 73 bank accounts belonging to Nabil Group, its managing director Aminul Islam and other individuals associated with him following a petition filed by the ACC.
The court also directed the seizure of Aminul鈥檚 immovable assets.
The ACC informed the court that it was inquiring allegations of embezzlement and corruption, wherein Aminul, his family members, and affiliated entities were accused of fraudulently withdrawing money from banks.
According to the ACC, a total of Tk聽98.94 crore was deposited in 73 bank accounts linked to Aminul and his associates.
The court also issued a travel ban on former deputy attorney general Jannatul Ferdous Rupa in connection with corruption allegations following an ACC petition.
In the application, the ACC said that they found allegations against Rupa of amassing huge amount of money through irregularities, corruption, abuse of power and bribery in helping to get bail by a number of accused, including expelled Jubo League leader SM Golam Kibria Shamim, known as GK Shamim.
The court also ordered the freezing of 42 beneficiary owner accounts belonging to Ron Haque Sikder, the managing director of Sikdar Group, his mother Monwara Sikdar, and other family members in connection with graft charges.
The ACC informed the court that most of the Sikdar family members were currently abroad and they were trying to transfer shares from the BO accounts from foreign locations.
