Muktadesh Desk: The court has ordered the freezing of 33 bank accounts of former Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and his wife Sitara Alamgir, which have 62.844 million taka and 6,188 US dollars. The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz gave this order on Tuesday (November 18).
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation officer Shahjahan Miraj filed an application seeking the freezing of the bank accounts.
The application states that former minister Dr. Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir deposited 216 million 163 thousand 49 taka and 6 thousand 188 US dollars through transfer and conversion of money acquired through bribery and corruption from September 2009 to 2024. A case has been filed against him for withdrawing 209 million 1763 thousand 640 taka and 6 thousand US dollars.
It further states that Mohiuddin Khan and his wife Sitara Alamgir deposited 512,851,422 taka and 6,188 US dollars in 33 accounts operated in their names from July 19, 2009 to September 2024. They withdrew 449,594,423 taka and 6,000 US dollars. After withdrawal of deposits in these 33 accounts, the balance as of September 24 is 628,44501 taka and 188 US dollars. They are trying to withdraw money from bank accounts in their names and move it elsewhere. For this, it is absolutely necessary to freeze these assets as per the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and Anti-Corruption Commission rules.
