HC upholds freezing of 191 bank accounts of Summit boss, family members

The High Court upheld an order freezing 191 bank accounts held by Summit Group Chairman Aziz Khan, his family members, and associates on Sunday, rejecting a writ petition they had filed.

The High Court upheld the lower court's order freezing bank accounts in connection with corruption allegations brought against them.

The High Court bench of Justice J B M Hassan and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury rejected a writ petition filed by the Summit Group challenging the lower court's order.

Barrister Mustafizur Rahman Khan appeared in the court hearing on behalf of the Summit Group, while Advocate Md Mahmudul Arefin Swapan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Aziz Khan, who is also the brother of former Awami League lawmaker Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan, and his family members deposited Tk 417.4 million in these accounts.

Following an ACC petition, a Dhaka Court on March 9 of this year ordered the concerned government bodies to freeze 191 bank accounts of Mohammed Aziz Khan and his family members.

Judge of the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court in Dhaka, Md Jakir Hossain Galib, passed the order.

ACC Deputy Director Md Alamgir Hossain, who led the inquiry team, submitted an application to the court seeking its order to freeze the accounts.

During the investigation, information about savings, FDR, and other accounts in their names was found, the official said in the application.

There is a significant amount of money deposited in these accounts. He also mentioned that the amount of money mentioned in the accounts is unusual and suspicious.

On October 7 of last year, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) instructed banks to freeze accounts of Muhammed Aziz Khan, his brothers, and other family members.

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