Court freezes 68 bank accounts of ex-MP Henry

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

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24 February, 2025, 05:45 pm

Last modified: 24 February, 2025, 05:50 pm

Former Sirajganj-2 lawmaker Jannat Ara Henry arrested. Photo: BSS

A Dhaka court today (24 February) ordered a freeze on 68 bank accounts with Tk20.62 crore of former Sirajganj-2 lawmaker Jannat Ara Henry over graft allegations.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Assistant director Asif Al Mahmud of the ACC filed the plea before the court.

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The ACC on December 22, 2024, filed two cases against Henry and her husband Shamim Talukder. She was shown arrested in the case on January 6 and was sent to jail.

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