The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against former minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain allegedly for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 35.18 crore.
Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court, on the other hand, ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 141 bank accounts of Sonali Life Insurance Company Limited鈥檚 former chairman Mostafa Golam Kuddus, his family members and the company鈥檚 former chief financial officer.
ACC director general (prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain said that the commission, during an inquiry, found illegal assets worth Tk 35.18 crore of Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.
He also said the commission found suspicious transactions of Tk 99.21 crore and 11.33 lakh US dollars in 15 bank accounts of Mosharraf.
After the fall of the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024, the ACC started an inquiry into the allegations of amassing illegal wealth against Mosharraf.
It was reported that Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, also a former Awami League lawmaker for Faridpur-3 constituency, is residing in Switzerland. His son, Khandaker Mashroor Hossain Mitu, is the former husband of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 daughter, Saima Wazed Putul.
Mosharraf served as the minister of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives from 2009 to 2014, and as the minister of the Ministry of Expatriates鈥� Welfare and Overseas Employment from 2014 to 2018.
Dhaka Senior Special Judge Md Jakir Hossain ordered the ACC to freeze 141 bank accounts of Sonali Life Insurance鈥檚 former chairman Mostafa Golam Kuddus, his family members and the former CFO of the company.
The court also ordered to freeze 11 Beneficiary Owner accounts of the company, said the ACC deputy director for public relations, Aktarul Islam.
The court also asked to freeze the accounts of the directors of the company. The directors are Fauzia Kamrun Tania, Mostafa Kamrus Sobhan, Shafia Sobhan Chowdhury, Tasnia Kamrun Anika, Fazlutunnesa, and Nur-e-Hafza, all family members of Mostafa Golam Kuddus, and former CFO Mir Rashed Bin Aman.
The ACC in its petition submitted to the court stated that the accused persons in connivance with each other illegally withdrew Tk 187.84 crore from the fund of the insurance company and embezzled the money.
The accused persons are trying to hand over and transfer their assets to the accounts of others, the ACC petition said requesting the court to freeze the bank accounts, said the ACC petition.
Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge鈥檚 Court issued a travel ban on Md Iqbal Hossain Sabuj, former AL lawmaker for Gazipur-3 constituency, his wife Nigar Sultana and brother Md Shakhawat Hossain, over corruption allegations.
Judge Md Jakir Hossain of the court issued the order following a petition submitted by Md Saidul Islam, assistant director of the ACC.
