A court has ordered the freezing of 53 bank accounts belonging to Faisal Karim Masud, the prime accused in the Sharif Osman Hadi murder case, along with accounts linked to individuals and institutions associated with him.
The total funds in the accounts amount to Tk6.55 crore.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Faiz issued the order on Wednesday following a petition by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Deputy Police Inspector Md Abdul Latif.
Md Riaz Hossain, assistant to the court bench, confirmed the development.
According to the CID, Faisal Karim Masud and his associates are under investigation for money laundering connected to the murder case.
Preliminary scrutiny of their accounts revealed suspicious transactions, prompting the request for a freeze.
The investigation also indicates potential links between the accused and crimes including murder, terrorism, financing terrorism, and organised criminal activities, which are offences under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.
The petition stressed that freezing the accounts is necessary to prevent dissipation of funds before the investigation is completed.
