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Court bars ex-City Bank director, family from leaving country

Published : Sunday, 27 September, 2026 at 6:57 PM

Observer online report

A Dhaka court has barred former City Bank director AKM Zakaria Hossain Chowdhury, his wife and daughter from leaving the country amid an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) inquiry into alleged money laundering.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Shahjahan Kabir passed the order on Sunday. The other two barred from travelling abroad are Zakaria’s wife, Sabrina Chowdhury, and daughter, Ainab Chowdhury.

The order came following an application by the ACC, which is investigating allegations that Zakaria laundered nearly Tk 1,000 crore abroad and purchased flats and several houses in the United Kingdom, Dubai and Bali.

According to the ACC application, its investigation found a risk that the three could leave the country and go into hiding.

The commission said their departure could hamper the collection of statements, important information and evidence, as well as the investigation into assets linked to the allegations.

The ACC said the restriction was necessary to ensure that the inquiry could be completed properly and without obstruction.

Md Mahabub Morshed, assistant director of the ACC's Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1, is conducting the investigation.

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