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A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 25 bank accounts belonging to former National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Abu Hena Rahmatul Muneem, former first secretary Eidtajul Islam and others.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Shahjahan Kabir passed the order, allowing a plea filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
In its plea, the anti-graft body said an investigation was underway into allegations that Abu Hena Rahmatul Muneem, Eidtajul Islam and others had acquired illegal assets through various irregularities and corruption.
During the investigation, information on suspicious and unusual transactions was found in the bank accounts of the persons concerned, the ACC said.
The commission said it had learned from a reliable source that the persons concerned were attempting through various means to transfer or dispose of movable assets kept in their bank accounts.
“If the movable assets are transferred, converted or shifted before completion of the investigation, it would hamper the investigation process. Therefore, it is necessary to immediately freeze the movable assets kept in the bank accounts,” the ACC said in its application.