A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 41 bank accounts belonging to former Gazipur City Corporation acting mayor Asadur Rahman Kiron and his family members amid an ongoing corruption investigation.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz issued the order on Monday following an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), court bench assistant Md Riaz Hossain confirmed the development.
The ACC’s petition stated that preliminary investigations suggest funds acquired through abuse of power and corruption were deposited across multiple bank accounts.
Authorities expressed concern that the money could be withdrawn and laundered or concealed abroad at any time.
The accounts, held in banks including Al-Arafah Islami Bank, Dutch-Bangla Bank, Eastern Bank, and City Bank, contain a total of Tk 37,25,934.75, according to the petition.
ACC Deputy Director Md Alamgir Hossain requested the court to freeze the accounts under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, to prevent withdrawals during the ongoing investigation.
After hearing the petition, the court granted the ACC’s request, ordering the immediate freezing of all 41 accounts.
