Dhaka: A court here today ordered to freeze 16 bank accounts of former food minister Advocate Kamrul Islam following a petition submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Senior Special Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order in this regard.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Deputy Director of the public relations department of the ACC, Aktarul Islam, informed reporters about the court's decision. The ACC, in its petition, highlighted that there were significant suspicious transactions conducted through these accounts, which are held with various commercial banks and financial institutions.
The anti-graft body expressed concerns that Kamrul Islam's money and movable properties might be handed over, transferred, or sold to other parties. Consequently, the ACC requested the freezing of these bank accounts to ensure a thorough investigation against him.
The former minister, Kamrul Islam, was apprehended by police in the Uttara sector-12 area of the capital on November 18 last year. Following a petition by the ACC, the court ordered on February 11 to show him arrested in connection with a corruption case. Kamrul Islam has since remained in prison.