Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Saturday imposed travel ban on Moazzem Hossain, former assistant private secretary to youth and sports adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, and blocked his national identity card over allegations of corruption.
Judge Md Jakir Hossain passed the order following a petition submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission, said ACC deputy director for public relations Aktarul Islam.
Earlier on May 22, a team of ACC led by its deputy assistant director Minu Aktar Sumy interrogated Moazzem Hossain over the graft charges.
On May 4, ACC started an inquiry into corruption allegations against a Moazzem Hossain who resigned from his post on April 21 amid the graft allegations.
According to allegations, Moazzem allegedly amassed a huge amount of money against recruitments and transfers, tender distribution and the rehabilitation of engineers who were complicit in the autocratic Awami League rule at various levels before the August 5, 2024, political changeover.
It was alleged that Moazzem, a leader of the anti-discrimination movement that ousted the AL regime, lobbied for transfer and promotion of almost all grades of officials, down from chief engineer and additional chief engineer to upazila engineer of the Local Government Engineering Department.
In addition, he used to lobby various ministries and departments, especially the home, water resources, and housing ministries, and the Public Works Department and the Roads and Highways Department for contractors to gain contracts
