A Dhaka court on Monday ordered the freezing of 12 bank accounts of former member of parliament (MP) from Dhaka-13 constituency, Sadek Khan, over allegations of corruption and misuse of power.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order, granting a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
On the same day, ACC Assistant Director AKM Murtaza Ali Sagar submitted the plea seeking the freezing of the accounts.
The application stated that an inquiry is underway against the accused, Mohammad Sadek Khan, for allegedly acquiring assets worth Tk7 crore 30 lakh 20 thousand 664 that are inconsistent with his known sources of income through various irregularities and corruption. It also mentioned that a case has been filed over suspicious transactions amounting to Tk466 crore 47 lakh 62 thousand 190 in 29 bank accounts held in his name and in the name of his owned entities.
The case is currently under investigation by the undersigned, the application said, adding that it is necessary to freeze these bank accounts under the name of the accused Mohammad Sadek Khan until the conclusion of the trial.
