A Dhaka court has barred Bestway Group Managing Director and CEO Md Mizanur Rahman and his wife Tania Sultana Tanvi from leaving the country over allegations of money laundering and acquiring assets beyond known sources of income.
Metropolitan Senior Special Judge of Dhaka Md Shahjahan Kabir passed the order on Monday following an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
ACC Public Relations Officer Aktarul Islam confirmed the matter.
ACC Assistant Director (Money Laundering) Md Selim Mia filed the application on September 24.
According to the application, an inquiry is underway into allegations that Mizanur Rahman and his wife laundered around Tk 200 crore through fraud under the guise of a housing business and acquired assets beyond their known sources of income.
The application said a money laundering case was filed with Banani Police Station on July 21 against Bestway Land Properties Ltd Managing Director Md Mizanur Rahman, Chairman Tania Sultana Tanvi and Director Md Momen under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.
The case concerns allegations that they collected money from customers in the name of plot allotments but failed to hand over the promised plots or refund the money.
The ACC said Mizanur Rahman and his wife were trying to leave the country and that the inquiry could be hampered if they fled abroad. It therefore sought a travel ban against them in the interest of the inquiry.
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