Travel ban issued against Amir Hossain Amu, his daughter and two others
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A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban against Awami League Advisory Council member and former minister Amir Hossain Amu, his daughter Sumaiya Hossain, Amu's APS Fakhrul Majid Mahmud Kiran, and Kiran's wife Rafeza Majid.
Judge Md Zakir Hossain of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court issued the order in response to a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)on Monday (18 November).
Both ACC insiders and public prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir confirmed the development.
The ACC’s deputy director Rezaul Karim filed the petition, requesting the ban to facilitate an ongoing inquiry.
According to the petition, allegations have been raised against Amu for receiving bribes in recruitment processes, engaging in tender manipulation, and embezzling funds from government development projects such as TR(Test Relief) and Kabikha (Food for Work). He is also accused of laundering money abroad and amassing assets disproportionate to his known income in the names of himself and his family members.
The petition highlighted that Amu, his daughter Sumaiya Hossain, and APS Fakhrul Majid Mahmud Kiran and his wife might flee the country, potentially hampering the inquiry.
On November 6, the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police (DB) arrested Amir Hossain Amu from Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area. Following his remand, he is currently in jail custody.