The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday slapped travel bans on former social welfare minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed and his wife Hosneara Begum, and former lawmaker Iqbalur Rahman and his wife Nadira Sultana Mukta over allegations of corruption.
Apart from this, travel bans were also imposed on Rongdhonu Group chairman Rafiqul Islam, Noman Group chairman Md Nurul Islam and Shilpakala Academy former director general Liaquat Ali Lucky in connection with graft allegations.
Acting judge Mohammad聽 Ibrahim Mia of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court passed the order following petitions submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission, said ACC public prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir.
ACC deputy director Nur E Alam submitted a petition to the court seeking a travel ban on Rafiqul Islam, mentioning that he may flee the country any time.
According to the allegations, Rafiqul, in collusion with bank officials, took loans of Tk 270 crore from the Bashundhara branch of First Security Islami Bank through a mortgage of a sold land and embezzled the money.
Besides, ACC assistant director Shohidur Rahman filed a petition seeking a travel ban on Noman Group chairman Nurul Islam, mentioning that he may flee the country any time.
According to the allegations, Nurul Islam amassed illegal wealth worth Tk 7,000 crore by taking loans from different banks and financial institutions through forgery and false information.
The court also imposed travel bans on former social welfare minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed and his wife Hosneara Begum and former lawmaker Iqbalur Rahim and his wife Nadira Suultana Mukta.
The ACC in its petitions mentioned that there were allegations against the minister and lawmaker that they amassed illegal wealth at home and abroad through corruption, including abusing power and embezzling public money.
The court, meanwhile, imposed a travel ban on Liaquat Ali Lucky following a petition submitted by ACC assistant director Afnan Jannat Keya seeking the travel ban.
The allegations accused Liaquat Ali Lucky of embezzling hundreds of crores of taka through bribes, recruitment manipulation, power abuse, various irregularities, corruption, and fraudulent bills and vouchers, in addition to laundering a significant amount of money abroad.
The petition said that preventing his departure from the country was necessary for a proper investigation into the allegations.