The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday imposed an international travel ban on former army chief General (retired) Aziz Ahmed and his wife Dilshad Nahar Kakoli over graft allegations.
The court also issued separate travel bans on Awami League鈥檚 former lawmaker Nizam Uddin Hazari of Feni-2 constituency and his wife Nur Jahan Begum, and a former lawmaker for Bogura-5, Habibur Rahman, for their alleged involvement in amassing illegal wealth.
Judge Mohammed As-shams Joglul Hossain passed the orders responding to separate petitions submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission seeking the travel bans, said ACC public prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir.
ACC deputy director Md Zakaria, in his petition, alleged that Aziz Ahmed and his family members amassed a huge amount of wealth beyond their known source of income through abuse of power, irregularities, and corruption.
The ACC also said that there were allegations that they also laundered money to conduct business and purchase property in Malaysia, Singapore, and Dubai.
The court also sent a copy of the order to the special superintendent of police (immigration) of the Special Branch for the next course of action.
On September 4, the ACC decided to initiate an inquiry against the former army chief.
Aziz鈥檚 corruption issue came to the fore after the United States had on May 21 imposed sanctions on him and his immediate family members, citing his alleged involvement in serious corruption.
Aziz served as the chief of army staff from June 2018 to June 2021. He also led the Border Guard Bangladesh from 2012 to 2016.
The court on Thursday also issued travel bans on former AL lawmaker Habibur Rahman and Nizam Uddin Hazari following a petition submitted by ACC deputy director Nurul Huda.
Earlier, the ACC decided to investigate allegations against the two former lawmakers of amassing illegal wealth through corruption at home and abroad.