The metropolitan sessions judge court on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to freeze 77 bank accounts of former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud and his family members.
The senior special judge of the court passed the order to freeze those accounts of Hasan Mahmud, his wife Nuran Fatema, daughter Nafisa Jumaiya Mahmud where Tk 24,65,41,958 remained deposited and their establishments following a petition submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Investigation officer of the case deputy director of the ACC Komolesh Mondal told the court that Tk 753,30,27,559 were transacted through these accounts which were suspicious. These transactions were made while Hasan Mahmud was state minister and minister.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has asked banks to freeze the accounts of former commerce minister, Tofail Ahmed, and his family members.
The anti-money laundering agency issued the directive recently to suspend the transactions.
The members include his wife, daughter, son and daughter-in-law, according to a letter of the BFIU.
Also, the bank accounts operated under the Tofail Ahmed Foundation have been summoned, and all transactions have been suspended for 30 days.
