A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered to freeze Tk 140.17 crore in 27 bank accounts of former law minister Anisul Huq, his family members and confidantes.
Dhaka metropolitan senior special judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission.
鈥楢nisul Huq is accused of amassing Tk 146.19 crore in his and his closed ones鈥� names from January 12, 2014, to December 16, 2024, by misusing his power and corruption, keeping those under his possession, making suspicious transactions of Tk 665.63 crore through 29 bank accounts,鈥� the ACC plea said.
The anti-graft body further said that attempts were being made to transfer, hand over or relocate these ill-gotten properties.
鈥楽o it is needed to freeze those 27 bank accounts, or else it would not be possible to seize the money, which can cause an irreparable damage to the state.鈥�
Anisul Huq was arrested at Sadarghat on August 13, 2024, as he along with Salman F Rahman was trying to flee the capital through the waterways.
