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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has frozen over Tk 173.9 million in 53 accounts of 17 banks of former lawmaker of Cumilla-6 constituency and his daughter Tahsin Bahar Suchona, former mayor of the Cumilla City Corporation.
The CID has frozen the money following an order of the Senior Special Judge, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court July 8 last.
The financial crime unit of the CID in its investigation has found huge money in 52 accounts in 17 banks of the duo which they acquired allegedly through fraud, forgery, commission, receiving money through hundi, said a CID press release.
The duo was also allegedly involved in money laundering to various countries.
Legal action will be taken soon in this regard under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, the release added.