A court in Dhaka has directed freezing 77 bank accounts in the names of former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud, his family members and his company.
In these accounts, Tk 24.65 crore are now lying.
On Thursday (January 16), Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Hudge Zakir Hossain Galib's court passed the order following an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Of the frozen 77 bank accounts, there are eight in the name of Hasan Mahmud, 14 in the name of her wife Nooran Fatema, six in the name of daughter Nafisa Jumaina Mahmud, three joint accounts in the name of Hasan Mahmud and his wife, 34 accounts in the name of Bismillah Marine Services, six accounts in the name of Bismillah Marine Services Management and Holdings, three in the name of Australia Bangladesh Solar Power Limited, two in the name of Sukhi Bangla Foundation, and one in the name of Bismillah Marine Services JAS Limited.
ACC deputy director Kamalesh Mandol submitted a petition to the court seeking freezing the accounts. After the hearing, the court granted the petition.
It was stated in the petition that Tk 753 crore were transacted in the accounts of Hasan Mahmud, his wife, his daughter, and their companies. Those transactions were suspicious, because the transactions happened when Hasan Mahmud was a state minister and a minister. There was a high possibility of money laundering through those accounts.
Besides, Tk 24.65 crore are lying in those bank accounts.
After the ACC launched investigation, the accused tried to withdraw money from their accounts. So, it is necessary to freeze those accounts so that none can withdraw or transfer the money from those accounts.
