The Dhaka Senior Special Judge鈥檚 Court on Sunday in separate orders imposed an international travel ban on former Awami League minister Abdur Rahman, National Security Intelligence former director general Major General (retired) TM Jobaer, the ex-NSI DG鈥檚 wife Fahamina Masud, for their alleged involvement in corruption.
Acting judge of the court, Farzana Yeasmin, passed the orders responding to two petitions submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission seeking a ban on the trio鈥檚 international travel, ACC public prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir said.
The petitions submitted by ACC said that two inquiries were being conducted by the commission into the graft allegations against Abdur Rahman, Jobaer and Fahamina over allegations of amassing illegal wealth through corruption.
The commission told the court that they had secret information that the three individuals were trying to flee the country and, that was why, an international travel ban should be imposed against them to prevent them from leaving the country.
The court sent copies of the orders to the special superintendent of police (immigration) of the Special Branch of Police for taking appropriate steps.
According to the allegation, TM Jobaer, during his tenure as NSI DG between 2018 and April 2024, amassed illegal wealth through corrupt practices in collusion with high-ranking officials from the fallen Awami League government and owned properties at home and abroad.
The allegations against him also included abusing power for personal gains, such as facilitating business deals and securing political endorsements.
Jobaer鈥檚 ill-gotten assets include a lavish house in the capital鈥檚 Gulshan-2 area, a resort in Gazipur, multiple properties in Uttara and Savarin Dhaka, and an apartment in Segun Bagicha in the city.
Apart from this, he is accused of acquiring a property in the UK valued at over Tk 35 crore, registered under the names of him and his family members.
TM Jobaer also purchased assets in the name of his wife Fahamina Masud with his ill-gotten money, the ACC officials said.
On August 28, ACC decided to launch an inquiry against former AL lawmaker for Faridpur-1 constituency and former minister Abdur Rahman over allegations of amassing illegal wealth at home and abroad.
The commission officials said that they also received allegations that the former minister had purchased properties in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden and USA by laundering money to the countries from Bangladesh.
