The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze four bank accounts of former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Major General (retired) Hamidul Hoque over allegations of corruption.
The court also imposed a travel ban on Md Hazrat Ali, a retired chief engineer of the Power Development Board over allegations of amassing illegal wealth.
Judge Md Jakir Hossain of the court, responding to a petition by ACC assistant director Nawshad Ali, allowed the ACC to seize four accounts of Hamidul Hoque at Pubali Bank.
According to the petition, the ACC received information that Hamidul Hoque and his associates were attempting to withdraw or transfer the money from the accounts, potentially obstructing the inquiry.
Earlier, on April 21, the court imposed a travel ban on Hamidul and his wife, Nusrat Jahan Mukta, as part of the same inquiry.
The court, responding to a petition submitted by ACC deputy director Nazmul Islam, also issued a travel ban on Md Hazrat Ali, a retired chief engineer of the PDB.
The ACC, in the petition, stated that Hazrat Ali was under inquiry over allegations of amassing illegal wealth through corruption and irregularities and there was credible information that Hazrat might attempt to flee the country to avoid legal proceedings. 聽
The court also ordered the ACC to seize assets and bank accounts of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 former assistant private secretary Gazi Hafizur Rahman Liku in connection with a graft case.
The court passed the order responding to a petition filed by ACC assistant director Rakibul Haiyat.
The court asked the ACC to seize Hafizur鈥檚 three-katha plot in the capital鈥檚 Uttara and his 14 decimal land in Gopalganj.
The court also asked the ACC to freeze a bank account, a credit card of Standard Chartered Bank and savings certificates worth Tk 5 lakh.聽
On January 13, the ACC filed a case against Gazi Hafizur Rahman on charges of amassing illegal assets worth Tk 52.32 lakh, and conducting suspicious transactions of Tk 144.59 crore in his 33 bank accounts.
