The Criminal Investigation Department has found unusual transactions of Tk 1,208 crore in various bank accounts of former lawmaker Tanvir Shakil Joy and persons associated with his interests.
The department has also frozen Tk聽3.28 crore of Tanvir and the related persons.
Tanvir is a former lawmaker of the Sirajganj-1 constituency and son of late Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim.
CID special superintendent of police (media) Jasim Uddin Khan on Thursday told 抖阴精品 that CID鈥檚 financial crime unit froze the money following a court order issued on September 18.
The CID鈥檚 financial crime unit froze Tk聽3.28 crore from various bank accounts of Tanvir, his mother Laila Arjumand Banu, his wife Sabrina Sultana Chowdhury and other members, said a CID press release issued on Thursday.
Initial investigation revealed that Tanvir earned the huge amount of money through fraud, forgery, extortion, organised crime and money laundering, said the press release.
There are a total of 96 bank accounts in the names of Tanvir, Sabrina, Laila, Tanvir鈥檚 brother Tamal Mansur and other family members, it said, adding that Tk聽1,208 crore unusual transactions were found in those accounts.
The preliminary investigation found that Tanvir and Tamal allegedly misused their power to earn a large amount of illegal wealth through tender fraud, extortion, sand mining and recruitment business.
The CID primarily assumes that the alleged illegal money was laundered out of the country and invested in movable and immovable assets in the names of Tanvir鈥檚 family members.
The financial crime unit of the CID is conducting investigation into allegations of money laundering by the individuals.
On October 28, the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court imposed a travel ban on five people, including Tanvir, Laila, Tamal, Sabrina and Nasim鈥檚 personal secretary Mir Mosharraf Hossain, in connection with graft charges.