Court freezes 4 bank accounts with Tk1.32cr of ex-foreign minister Hasan Mahmud’s daughter
According to the ACC's petition, during his tenure as a minister, Hasan Mahmud allegedly abused his position to acquire assets worth Tk1.11 crore beyond his known sources of income, thereby engaging in criminal misconduct
A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of four bank accounts belonging to Nafisa Jumaina Mahmud, daughter of former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud.
The total amount held in the accounts stands at Tk1,32,76,218 (approximately Tk1.32 crore).
The order was issued today (16 July) by Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
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According to the ACC's petition, during his tenure as a minister, Hasan Mahmud allegedly abused his position to acquire assets worth Tk1.11 crore beyond his known sources of income, thereby engaging in criminal misconduct.
The petition further alleges that a total of Tk39.76 crore was transferred, converted, and moved across nine bank accounts as part of money laundering activities.
In addition to the four accounts held by Nafisa, 121 suspicious bank accounts linked to Hasan Mahmud and his close associates — including his daughter, two brothers, and other family members — have been identified, ACC said in their petition.
The transactions in these accounts are reportedly irregular and raise suspicions of financial misconduct, the ACC petition added.
The ACC believes that these assets are likely to be beyond Hasan Mahmud's known income and that family members, including Nafisa, may be directly involved in the illicit movement of funds.
