Court imposes travel ban on close aide of ex-DB chief Harun, 2 others
A Dhaka court on Tuesday imposed travel bans on three people, including Jahangir Hossain, close aide of former chief of the Detective Branch Harun-or-Rashid.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order after hearing separate petitions filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The two others were identified as former chairman of Tanore upazila Lutfur Haidar Rashid and former Chairman of Godagari upazila Jahangir Alam of Rajshahi district.
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Deputy Director of ACC Joynal Abedin, deputy assistant director Minu Akter Sumi filed separate petitions seeking travel ban of Jahangir Hossain, Lutfur Haider and Jahangir Alam.
According to the petition, Harun and his family members and close associates accumulated wealth worth several crores of taka through irregularities.
During ACC investigations, the court ordered the confiscation of the property of Jahangir. He recently tried to leave the country along with his family.
Besides, the two former chairmen of Tanore and Godagari upazilas were also found accumulating wealth beyond known sources of income through drug business, criminal activities and extortion.
