A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on 16 accused, including Basic Bank’s former chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu, in a corruption case involving the embezzlement of Tk8.40 crore.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order on Monday following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said court bench assistant Md Riaz Hossain.
The other accused include former managing director AKM Sajedur Rahman, former deputy managing director Fazlus Sobhan, former general manager Shah Alam Bhuiyan, and Tahmina Denim Ltd Managing Director Yasir Ahmed Khan and Chairman Kamal Zaman Molla.
ACC’s investigation officer Mohammad Shah Jalal told the court that the accused were attempting to leave the country, and if they fled, the investigation would be hampered.
Earlier, a 60-day travel ban had expired, and one of the accused, Kazi Rizwan Mominul Haque, applied for withdrawal of immigration restrictions. Following this, the ACC again filed the petition to reimpose the travel ban on all accused.
