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A special court in Dhaka on Tuesday issued a travel ban on 13 individuals, mostly related to the IFIC Bank, including its former Chairman Salman Fazlur Rahman and Vice-Chairman Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman in connection with a graft case filed against them.
Judge of the Senior Special Judge's Court in Dhaka, Md Jakir Hossain Galib, passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) seeking a travel ban on them.
The other accused are former IFIC Bank Directors Md Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, Rabeya Jamali, A R M Nazmus Sakib, Quamrun Naher Ahmed, and Md Zafar Iqbal, former Managing Director Mohammad Shah Alam Sarwar, former Deputy Managing Director Shah Mohammad Moinuddin, former Chief Business Officer Md Nurul Hasnat, Beximco Group Deputy Manager (Corporate Finance) Kaushik Kanti Pandit, Serve Construction and Engineering Limited Director Sarwat Sultana Monamee and Managing Director Md Monirul Islam.
Earlier on the day, ACC Deputy Director Md Yasir Arafat submitted the petition before the court seeking a travel ban on the individuals. Public Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Commission Mir Ahmed Ali Salam moved the petition on behalf of the ACC official.
On the other hand, the same court has also issued travel ban on former Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi and his wife Hasina Gazi in connection with corruption cases filed against them.
It also ordered seizure of 24 bank accounts holding Tk 243.17 million owned by Golam Dastagir and shares of 13 companies worth Tk 65.48 million owned by Hasina Gazi.
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