Court freezes 6 bank accounts with Tk50 lakh of ex-law minister Anisul's PS
The accounts contain a total of Tk 50.14 lakh, confirmed the court’s bench assistant Md Riaz Hossain.
A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of six bank accounts belonging to Shafiqul Islam Bhuiyan, personal secretary (PS) of former law minister Anisul Huq.
Judge Md Sabbir Faiz of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court passed the order today (5 January), following an application filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The accounts contain a total of Tk 50.14 lakh, confirmed the court's bench assistant Md Riaz Hossain.
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ACC Deputy Director Md Jahangir Alam submitted the application seeking the freezing of the accounts.
According to the application, allegations of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income and money laundering are currently under investigation against Shafiqul Islam Bhuiyan. A six-member inquiry committee has been formed in this connection.
The ACC said that during the investigation, it was learned that Shafiqul Islam Bhuiyan was attempting to withdraw or transfer of the "illegally acquired" money from his bank accounts or accounts linked to his interests.
The application stated that freezing the six bank accounts registered in his name is necessary, as failure to do so could prevent confiscation of the funds in favour of the state during trial, potentially causing irreparable loss to the state.
