The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court issued an order on Tuesday asking to freeze nine bank accounts belonging to former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
Besides, the Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two cases against eight people, including former deputy general manager AHM Gulam Kibria Khan of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, on charges of embezzling about Tk 70 crore.
Dhaka senior special judge Md Zakir Hossain ordered the seizure of the nine bank accounts of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Of the accounts, there are three bank accounts at Union Bank PLC, and at聽 City Bank PLC each, one at Janata Bank PLC, at Shimanto Bank PLC, and at Sonali Bank PLC each.
A total of Tk 12.11 crore is currently deposited in the nine accounts.
On October 9, 2024, the ACC filed a case against Asaduzzaman Khan with its integrated district office in Dhaka on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 16.41 crore and suspicious transactions of Tk 55 crore at his eight bank accounts.
ACC deputy director Atikul Alam filed the two cases with its integrated district office in Chattogram, said ACC deputy director for public relations Aktarul Islam.
A case was filed against Krishi Bank鈥檚 DGM AHM Gulam Kibria Khan, M/S NA Corporation owner Mohammad Nurul Absar, senior principal officer Mohammad Hashem, former assistant general manager SKM Murshed, and former Patiya branch regional manager Md Iliyas.聽
According to the case, the accused, in collusion with each other, embezzled Tk 20.74 crore from the Sholashahar branch of Bangladesh Krishi Bank in the name of a loan through abusing power and forgery.
The other case was filed against M/S Rahman Trading owner Hefaztur Rahman, M/S Global International owner Mahabubul Alam Chowdhury, former DGM Gulan Kibria Khan, SK Murshed, and Md Iliyas.
The case statement said that the accused, in collusion with each other, took a Tk 48.97 crore loan from the Sholashahar branch of Bangladesh Krishi Bank through abusing power and embezzled the money.