Court orders freezing of 5 bank accounts of former BMTF managing director
A total of Tk8.56 lakh is currently held in the frozen accounts.
A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of five bank accounts belonging to Major Gen (Retd) Sultanuzzaman Md Saleh Uddin, former managing director (MD) of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory (BMTF), amid an ongoing corruption investigation.
The order was issued today (26 November) by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
A total of Tk8.56 lakh is currently held in the frozen accounts, court bench assistant Md Riaz Hossain confirmed.
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ACC Deputy Director Md Saiduzzaman submitted the petition seeking to block the accounts, which the court granted after a hearing.
According to the petition, the ACC is conducting an investigation into corruption allegations against the former BMTF managing director.
It stated that intelligence sources indicated a risk that Saleh Uddin and his family members could transfer, hide, or misuse funds. Therefore, freezing the accounts was deemed necessary to ensure a fair and uninterrupted investigation.
