Travel ban on ex-minister Mujibul, Dhaka Regency Hotel chair Musleh Uddin issued
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed four separate cases against former member of parliament Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon, his wife, former MP Anwarul Ashraf Khan and his wife on charges of amassing illegal wealth.
The Dhaka special judges court imposed international travel bans on former railways minister Mujibul Haque and Dhaka Regency Hotel chairman Musleh Uddin Ahmed and his wife over allegations of corruption.
The ACC filed two separate cases with its integrated district office in Dhaka against former independent lawmaker from the Faridpur-4 constituency Nixon and his wife Tarin Hossain on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk聽19.29 crore.
Apart from this, the ACC also found suspicious transactions of Tk聽3,162 crore in the bank accounts of the couple, said ACC director general (prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain while briefing reporters at the commission鈥檚 headquarters in Dhaka.
According to the cases, Nixon, while serving as a lawmaker, had abused his power and amassed assets worth Tk 11.23 crore through various irregularities and corruption.
During an inquiry, the ACC also found suspicious transactions of Tk聽1,402 crore in his 55 bank accounts, according to the case.
Besides, Tarin amassed assets worth Tk聽8.05 crore with the help of her husband Nixon beyond known sources of income.
At the same time, Tarin made a total of Tk 1,760 crore in unusual transactions in her 17 bank accounts.
The ACC filed two cases against former Awami League lawmaker from the Narsingdi-2 constituency Anwarul and his wife Afroza Sultana on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 15.81 crore.
According to the cases, Anwarul amassed wealth worth Tk 11.82 crore beyond known sources of income while the ACC also found suspicious transactions of Tk 441.16 crore in his bank accounts.
Afroza amassed illegal wealth worth Tk聽3.98 crore with the help of her husband Anwarul, said the case document.
Besides, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib issued a travel ban on former Cumilla-11 constituency lawmaker and minister Mujibul following an application by the ACC deputy director Md Masudur Rahman.
According to the application, Mujibul is accused of amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income through irregularities and corruption, including tender manipulation, recruitment malpractice, and embezzlement of funds from various railway development projects.
The same court also imposed a travel ban on Regency Hotel and Resort chairman Musleh Uddin Ahmed and his wife Jebunnesa following an ACC petition.
ACC deputy director Meftahul Zannat in the petition stated that they were conducting an inquiry into allegations of accumulating illegal assets by Musleh Uddin and Jebunnesa.
Musleh Uddin, with his family members, is trying to leave the country secretly, Meftahul said, adding that if he left the country, it would pose difficulties in getting important documents related to the allegations and hinder the overall probe.