Bank accounts of former MP Rubina, ex-secretary Abu Alam frozen
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Foyez issued the orders, following three separate applications filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
A Dhaka court has ordered freezing three bank accounts belonging to former reserved-seat MP Sayeda Rubina Akter and her husband Md Mosharraf Hossain Sardar, along with four accounts of former local government ministry secretary Abu Alam Mohammad Shahid Khan, over allegations of corruption.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Foyez issued the orders today (8 February), following three separate applications filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
In the applications, the ACC alleged that Rubina acquired Tk1,57,18,044 in assets inconsistent with her known income during her parliamentary tenure and conducted suspicious transactions worth Tk139,35,82,964 through her and related accounts.
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Her husband reportedly collaborated with her to amass Tk1,26,48,508, carrying out further "irregular" transactions totalling Tk18,44,70,404.
Regarding Abu Alam, the ACC claims the former secretary engaged in corruption and money laundering. The four accounts under his name reportedly contain Tk5,46,247, which it said could be transferred or misused during the ongoing investigation.
