A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of eight bank accounts belonging to former minister Amir Hossain Amu over allegations of money laundering.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge MD Sabbir Faiz issued the order on Monday, following an application by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Court assistant Riaz Hossain confirmed the development.
The application was filed by SI Md Zulfikar Ali of the CID’s Financial Crime and Organised Crime Division. It stated that preliminary investigations suggest that Amu and associates colluded to commit offences including fraud, forgery, domestic and foreign currency smuggling, and extortion, violating Sections 2(h)(4), (5), (6) and (14) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.
Investigators found that Amu had eight bank accounts under his name. A review of the account statements revealed a total balance of Tk7.52 crore.
The CID said the accounts were allegedly used for foreign currency smuggling and hundi transactions to conceal the source of illicit funds.
The application argued that freezing the accounts is essential to ensure proper investigation and secure justice until the probe is complete.
Amu was previously arrested on 6 November 2024 in West Dhanmondi and has remained in custody since.
