Managing Director of Alliant Energy Solutions (BD) Limited Kazi Hasan Sharif has been denied permission to travel aboard.
On Thursday, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Foyez did not grant him permission to travel abroad after holding a hearing.
Public Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Tariqul Islam, confirmed this information.
Investigating officer of the case, ACC Assistant Director Ashikur Rahman, stated that Hasan Sharif applied for permission to travel abroad. The court asked to submit a report regarding the investigation which was subsequently submitted.
In the report, it was revealed that an investigation is ongoing into allegations against Hasan Sharif of illegally smuggling approximately Tk2,000 crore abroad. As part of the investigation, inquiries have been sent to the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and various other departments to verify the possibility of ownership of assets in the country and abroad in his own name, in the names of persons dependent on him, and under anonymous identities.
Responses have been received from several of these departments.
During the investigation, it was learned that his three daughters reside in the United States and are US citizens. Additionally, there are various allegations against him, including misusing power as the cousin of Awami League’s joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif for tender manipulation at airports and various departments, buying and selling transfers and promotions in the police and administration, vaccine trade, and others.
There are also allegations that he has smuggled money abroad using information from various companies. There are allegations that he owns substantial assets, including a second home in Malaysia, as well as in the United States, Canada, and Singapore.
Based on the received allegations, the investigation is ongoing. The report stated that it is necessary to keep his foreign travel restricted until the investigation activities are completed.
